2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 11 - Notices, Preparation for Elections and Election Supplies
Section 1-11-14 - Tally sheets and statements of canvass; preparation.
Prior to election day, the secretary of state shall cause to be printed in the tally sheets and statements of canvass, in the proper places and under the proper designations, the names of all candidates appearing on the official ballot. The secretary shall approve a county's use of computer-based tally sheets upon recommendation of the voting system certification committee if the county submits the software program to be used for tallying to the secretary of state at least ninety days prior to the election and the voting system certification committee determines that the program is acceptable for the proposed use.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-11-15, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 224; 1981, ch. 137, § 3; 2003, ch. 226, § 1; 2011, ch. 137, § 80.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For form for tally sheets, see 1-11-15 NMSA 1978.
For tally books in emergency situations, see 1-12-66 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, permitted the use of computer-based tally sheets upon recommendation of the voting system certification committee.
The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, added the last sentence.
