2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 3 - Precincts and Polling Places
Section 1-3-18 - Polling places; building requirements; inspection.

A. The location of each polling place within a building shall be clearly designated by appropriate signs, displayed prominently and clearly. Signs for each polling place shall also be clearly displayed outside the building where polling takes place.

B. Not less than thirty days prior to each election at which a building is intended for use as an alternate voting location, a mobile alternate voting location or an election day polling place, the county clerk or the clerk's designated representative shall physically inspect each such facility to determine its suitability for use as a polling place and its capability of handling heavy voter traffic in the most expeditious manner with a maximum efficiency and minimum discomfort of the voter. The county clerk shall maintain a log of the day and time each facility was physically inspected, whether the inspection was performed by the county clerk, and if the inspection was not performed by the county clerk, the name of the person designated by the county clerk to perform the inspection.

C. Each polling place shall be furnished and have available equipment necessary to assist voters in reading the ballot.

History: Laws 1989, ch. 199, § 1; 2011, ch. 131, § 5; 2019, ch. 212, § 43.

The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, removed certain restrictions related to polling places; deleted Subsections A and B and redesignated former Subsections C through E as Subsections A through C; in Subsection A, after "appropriate signs,", added "displayed", and after "clearly", deleted "displayed at a height no less than six feet from the floor"; and in Subsection B, after "intended for use as", deleted "a" and added "an alternative voting location, a mobile alternate voting location or an election day", and after "discomfort of the voter.", deleted "In the event the building is found to meet these standards, the county clerk shall certify for the record its acceptability." and added the remainder of the subsection.

The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, exempted precincts consolidated pursuant to Section 1-3-4 NMSA 1978 from the restrictions in Subsection A.