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NM Stat § 1-8-65 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 8 - Nominations and Primary Elections|Section 1-8-65 - Minor political party candidates for general or United States representative special elections; nominating petition form.

A. As used in Sections 1-8-2 through 1-8-4 NMSA 1978, "nominating petition" means the authorized form used for obtaining the required number of signatures of voters that is signed on behalf of the person wishing to become a minor political party candidate for a political office in a general or United States representative special election requiring a nominating petition. B. In making a declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall file a nominating petition at the same time, which shall be on forms prescribed by law. C. The nominating petition for a minor political party candidate for any office requiring a nominating petition shall be on paper approximately eight and one-half inches wide and eleven inches long with numbered lines for signatures approximately three-eighths inch apart and shall be in the following form: "NOMINATING PETITION FOR MINOR POLITICAL PARTY CANDIDACY (GENERAL ELECTION) I, the undersigned, a registered voter of New Mexico, hereby nominate ___________________, who resides at _______________ in the county of __________________, New Mexico, for the _______________ party nomination for the office of _______________________ to be voted for at the general election or United States representative special election to be held on _________, and I declare that I am a registered voter of the area to be represented by the office for which the person being nominated is a candidate. I also declare that I have not signed, and will not sign, any nominating petition for more persons than the number of candidates necessary to fill such office at the next ensuing general election or at a United States representative special election. I understand that if the candidate's political party does not qualify as a minor political party, the candidate may run as an unaffiliated independent candidate. || 1.    _____________    _____________    _____________    _____________   ||  (usual signature)    (name printed as registered)    (address as registered)    (city or zip code)   || 2.    _____________    _____________    _____________    _____________   ||  (usual signature)    (name printed as registered)    (address as registered)    (city or zip code)".   |D. In March of even-numbered years, the secretary of state shall post on the secretary of state's web site and shall furnish to each county clerk a sample of a nominating petition form, a copy of which shall be made available by the county clerk upon request of any candidate. E. When more than one sheet is required for a petition, each of the sheets shall be in the form prescribed by this section. History: Laws 2014, ch. 40, § 7 and Laws 2014, ch. 81, § 7. ANNOTATIONSDuplicate laws. — Laws 2014, ch. 40, § 7, effective March 7, 2014, and Laws 2014, ch. 81, § 7, effective March 12, 2014, enacted identical new sections. The section was set out as enacted by Laws 2014, ch. 81, § 7. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 1-9-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-1 - Secretary of state; duties; voting system defined.

A. The secretary of state shall study, examine and certify all voting systems used in elections for public office in New Mexico. The secretary of state shall maintain a current list of certified voting systems and copies of filed testing and evaluation reports accessible by the public on the secretary of state's web site. Only voting systems certified by the secretary of state and acquired pursuant to a competitive bid process in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Code [13-1-28 to 13-1-199 NMSA 1978] shall be used in any election for public office in New Mexico. B. As used in Chapter 1, Article 9 NMSA 1978, "voting system" means a combination of mechanical, electromechanical or electronic equipment, including the software and firmware required to program and control the equipment, that is used to cast and count votes, and also including any type of system that is designed to print or to mark ballots at a polling location; equipment that is not an integral part of a voting system but that can be used as an adjunct to it is considered to be a component of the system. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-9-2, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 184; 1976 (S.S.), ch. 5, § 1; 2001, ch. 233, § 1; 2010, ch. 28, § 10; 2011, ch. 137, § 69. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For unlawful opening of voting machines, see 1-20-5 NMSA 1978. The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, made stylistic changes. The 2010 amendment, effective March 3, 2010, in the catchline, added ";voting system defined"; in Subsection A, in the first sentence, after "study, examine and", deleted "approve" and added "certify"; at the beginning of the second sentence, deleted "Any type of"; added the second sentence; at the beginning of the third sentence, added "Only"; and in the third sentence, after "voting systems", deleted "not approved" and added "certified"; after "secretary of state", added "and acquired pursuant to a competitive bid process in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Code"; and after "Procurement Code shall", deleted "not"; and in Subsection B, after "component of the system", added the remainder of the sentence. The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, inserted the Subsection A designation and added Subsection B; in Subsection A, substituted "voting systems" for "voting machines" in two places. Machines do not change requirement that precincts accommodate voters. — Notwithstanding the fact that voting machines may accommodate more than 600 voters, enactment of Laws 1951, ch. 192 (now repealed) did not supersede or repeal 3-2-1, 1953 Comp., requiring county commissioners to divide precincts and voting districts so that no polling place will be required to accommodate more than 600 voters. 1952 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 52-5489 (opinion rendered under former law). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 26 Am. Jur. 2d Elections §§ 365, 431. 29 C.J.S. Elections §§ 153, 203.
NM Stat § 1-9-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-2 - Repealed.

History: 1953 Comp., § 3-9-3, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 185; 1976 (S.S.), ch. 5, § 2; 2001, ch. 233, § 2; 2003, ch. 356, § 23; repealed by Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 22.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 22 repealed 1-9-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 185, relating to approval of voting systems, effective March 3, 2010. For provisions of former section, see the 2009 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-9-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-3 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2001, ch. 233, § 16 repealed 1-9-3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 186, relating to compensation for mechanical experts, effective June 15, 2001. For provisions of former section, see the 2000 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-9-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-4 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2001, ch. 233, § 16 repealed 1-9-4 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 187, relating to the specifications of lever-type voting machines, effective June 15, 2001. For provisions of former section, see the 2000 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-9-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-4.1 - Repealed.

History: Laws 2001, ch. 233, § 15; 2003, ch. 356, § 24; repealed by Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 22.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 22 repealed 1-9-4.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2001, ch. 233, § 15, relating to touch-screen direct recording electronic voting systems, effective March 3, 2010. For provisions of former section, see the 2009 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-9-4.2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-4.2 - Recompiled.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 356, § 9; 2005, ch. 270, § 58; 2007, ch. 337, § 11; recompiled as § 1-1-5.2 by Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 21.ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 21 recompiled former 1-9-4.2 NMSA 1978 as 1-1-5.2 NMSA 1978, effective March 3, 2010.
NM Stat § 1-9-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-6 - Voting systems; use in other elections.

A. The county clerk may provide for the use of voting systems in other elections or for educational purposes; provided, however, that the county clerk shall make available: (1) to the school district for use in the school district election, a sufficient number of voting systems necessary to conduct the election in those polling places located within that county; and (2) to a municipality located in the county, a sufficient number of voting systems to conduct the municipal election. B. The county clerk shall schedule the use of the voting systems. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-9-7, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 116; 1991, ch. 106, § 3; 2001, ch. 233, § 4. ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 116 repealed 3-9-7, 1953 Comp., relating to voting machines, use in other elections, and enacted a new section. The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, substituted "voting systems" for "voting machines" throughout the section. The 1991 amendment, effective April 2, 1991, in the introductory phrase of Subsection A, substituted "county clerk" for "board of county commissioners" and "the county clerk shall" for "it shall". Voting for justices of the peace (now magistrates) and constables may be properly conducted by voting machines where all other provisions of the law applicable to the installation and operations of voting machines are observed. 1953 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 53-5737. Constitutional requirement for separate ballot boxes in municipal bond election. — That portion of 3-4-3 (now repealed) relating to the use of voting machines in bond elections should be regarded as inconsistent with N.M. Const., art. IX, § 12, requiring separate ballot boxes and for that reason separate ballot boxes should be used in all municipal bond elections. 1953 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 53-5643. Machines do not change requirement that precincts accommodate voters. — Notwithstanding the fact that voting machines may accommodate more than 600 voters, enactment of Laws 1951, ch. 192 (now repealed) did not supersede or repeal 3-2-1, 1953 Comp., requiring county commissioners to divide precincts and voting districts so that no polling place will be required to accommodate more than 600 voters. 1952 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 52-5489.
NM Stat § 1-9-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-7 - Voting systems; acquisition.

A. The secretary of state shall provide to the county clerk of each county a sufficient number of voting systems as required by the Election Code for the conduct of primary and general elections. B. When authorized by the state board of finance, the board of county commissioners may acquire new or previously owned voting systems. No less than ninety days prior to each primary and general election, the board of county commissioners of each county may make application to the state board of finance for any additional voting systems to be acquired by a county in excess of the number of voting systems required by the Election Code for the conduct of primary and general elections. C. The additional voting systems shall be of a type certified by the secretary of state. They shall be purchased by the state board of finance. Unless paid in full by the county at the time of purchase, the cost of the voting systems, including all transportation costs, shall be paid out of the voting system revolving fund. The state board of finance shall cause to be delivered to each county clerk the additional voting systems. D. Except for intercounty acquisitions of equipment approved by the secretary of state, a previously owned voting system shall have a warranty equal to the warranty required of a new voting system. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-9-8, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 190; 1972, ch. 28, § 2; 1976 (S.S.), ch. 5, § 5; 1989, ch. 141, § 1; 1991, ch. 106, § 4; 2001, ch. 233, § 5; 2010, ch. 28, § 12; 2015, ch. 145, § 56. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For electronic voting system revolving fund, see 1-9-19 NMSA 1978. The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided that unless new voting systems are paid for in full by the county at the time of purchase, the cost of the voting system shall be paid out of the voting system revolving fund; and in Subsection C, after "board of finance.", added "Unless paid in full by the county at the time of purchase". The 2010 amendment, effective March 3, 2010, added Subsection A; in Subsection B, added the first sentence; at the beginning of the second sentence, added "No less than"; in the second sentence, after "commissioners of each county", deleted "shall" and added "may"; after "board of finance for", deleted "those" and added "any"; after "additional voting systems", deleted "required by the Election Code" and added the remainder of the sentence; in Subsection C, in the first sentence, after "shall be of a type", deleted "approved" and added "certified" and in the third sentence, after "paid out of the", deleted "electronic"; and added Subsection D. The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, substituted "voting systems" for "voting machines" throughout the section; and inserted "electronic" in the second sentence of Subsection B. The 1991 amendment, effective April 2, 1991, substituted "county clerk" for "board of county commissioners" in the final sentence in Subsection B.
NM Stat § 1-9-7.2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-7.2 - Voting systems; testing of previously certified systems.

The secretary of state may voluntarily test and certify voting systems without an application by the manufacturer if the system has been previously certified by the United States election assistance commission. Tests and inspections conducted pursuant to this section shall follow the procedures in Section 1-9-14 NMSA 1978; provided, however, if the manufacturer has not applied for certification of that voting system, the manufacturer shall not be required to pay for the costs of testing and certification. History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 57; 2010, ch. 28, § 14; 2017, ch. 101, § 12. ANNOTATIONSThe 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, removed the deadline by which tests and inspections of voting systems must be completed; and after "Section 1-9-14 NMSA 1978", deleted "and shall be completed within six months of the date on which the secretary of state orders testing to begin". The 2010 amendment, effective March 3, 2010, in the first sentence, after "previously certified by", deleted "other states or by the national association of state election directors" and added "the United States election assistance commission"; and in the second sentence, after "section shall follow the", deleted "testing", and after "six months of the date on which", deleted "testing begins" and added "the secretary of state orders testing to begin".
NM Stat § 1-9-7.3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-7.3 - Voting systems records.

For each certified voting system purchased in 2006 and after, including any separate component, the secretary of state shall maintain records of the voting system and any component, including: A. a description of each voting system and any of its components; B. its serial number or other identification number; C. the name of the vendor, the titleholder and the acquisition date; D. its cost; E. the percentage of federal participation covering the cost of acquisition; F. its location, use and condition; and G. its ultimate disposition, including the date of disposal and sale price. History: Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 24 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 3, 2010.
NM Stat § 1-9-7.4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-7.4 - Voting systems; authority of the secretary of state to recertify and decertify.

A. Each voting system certified for use in the state shall be reviewed for recertification by the secretary of state during the year following a presidential election. Tests and inspections conducted pursuant to this section shall begin no later than June 1 and shall follow the procedures in Section 1-9-14 NMSA 1978. B. If at any time the secretary of state becomes aware that a voting system certified for use in this state does not comply with all requirements in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] or meet federal election standards, the secretary of state shall undertake an investigation to determine if the voting system should continue to be certified for use in the state. Tests and inspections conducted pursuant to this section shall commence upon the order of the secretary of state and shall follow the procedures in Section 1-9-14 NMSA 1978. A voting system that does not comply with all requirements in the Election Code and the most recent voluntary voting system guidelines adopted by the United States election assistance commission shall be decertified for use in this state. History: Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 24 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 3, 2010.
NM Stat § 1-9-7.5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-7.5 - Voting systems; voting system certification committee; members.

A. The "voting system certification committee" is created. The committee shall review written test reports and the findings of the secretary of state on the certification, recertification and decertification of voting systems for use in elections in the state. B. The voting system certification committee shall be composed of: (1) the secretary of information technology or the secretary's designee from within the department of information technology; and (2) four additional members as follows: (a) one member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate; (b) one member appointed by the minority floor leader of the senate; (c) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and (d) one member appointed by the minority floor leader of the house of representatives. C. The four additional members appointed pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of this section shall be county clerks or their chief deputies or other persons knowledgeable of elections in this state. Members shall be appointed for terms of two years beginning on May 1 of each even-numbered year. Vacancies shall be filled by the original appointing authority. D. The members of the committee shall select a committee member to serve as chair of the committee. No person who is currently or has been within the previous twelve months an employee or contractor of a voting machine vendor or the office of the secretary of state may serve as a member of the committee. Members of the committee are entitled to receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [Chapter 10, Article 8 NMSA 1978], to be paid out of the funds appropriated to the secretary of state. E. All meetings of the voting system certification committee shall be open meetings held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act [Chapter 10, Article 15 NMSA 1978]. All reports and other records that are used, created, received, maintained or held by or on behalf of the voting system certification committee shall be open to public inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 3; 2011, ch. 137, § 70. ANNOTATIONSThe 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, in Subsection C, provided that the terms of members begin on May 1 of each even-numbered year; and in Subsection D, provided that per diem and mileage will be paid from funds appropriated to the secretary of state.
NM Stat § 1-9-7.6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-7.6 - Voting systems; storage; custody and maintenance; authority to enforce.

A. The secretary of state shall prescribe by rule promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] specifications for the proper storage of voting systems. B. Voting systems shall be held in the custody of the county that uses the voting systems. All voting systems shall be properly stored pursuant to specifications promulgated by the secretary of state. The board of county commissioners shall be responsible for the costs of properly storing voting systems in custody of the county. C. The secretary of state may pay from the voting system revolving fund the costs of all hardware, software, firmware, maintenance and support for voting systems, whether state- or county-owned, certified for use in state elections. D. If the secretary of state becomes aware that state- or county-owned voting systems in the custody of a county are not being stored pursuant to specifications promulgated by the secretary of state, the secretary of state may take action as is deemed appropriate to protect the voting equipment. Such action may include requesting a court to order the county to implement the specifications promulgated by the secretary of state or the secretary of state taking immediate physical control of the voting systems until the county has complied with the storage specifications. History: Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 24 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 3, 2010.
NM Stat § 1-9-7.7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 9 - Voting Machines|Section 1-9-7.7 - Voting systems; technical requirements.

Voting systems certified for use in state elections shall: A. have a unique embedded internal serial number for audit purposes; B. be supplied with a dust- and moisture-proof cover for transportation and storage purposes; C. if the net weight of the system, or aggregate of voting device parts, is over twenty pounds, have self-contained wheels so that the system can be easily rolled by one person on rough pavement and can roll through a standard thirty-inch door frame; D. be a stand-alone, non-networked election system such that all pre-election, election day and post-election events and activities can be recorded and retained in each device; E. employ scalable technology allowing easy enhancements that meet United States election assistance commission standards and state law; F. have ancillary equipment, such as printers, power sources, microprocessors and switch and indicator matrices, that is installed internally or is modular and transportable; G. display publicly the number of ballots processed; H. be able to print: (1) an alphanumeric printout of the contests, candidates and vote totals when the polls are opened so that the poll workers can verify that the counters for each candidate are on zero; (2) an alphanumeric printout of the contests, candidates and vote totals at the close of the polls, which printouts shall contain the system serial number and public counter total; and (3) as many copies of the alphanumeric printouts as necessary to satisfy state law; and I. include a feature to allow reports to be sent to an electronic data file. History: Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2010, ch. 28, § 24 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 3, 2010.