A. At least three days before preparing any type of voting machine for an election, the county clerk shall send notice to the county chair of each political party having a candidate on the ballot in the election. The notice shall state the times when and places where the voting machines will be prepared.
B. Party and organization representatives, election observers and candidates may be present at the preparation, inspection and sealing of the voting machines to ensure compliance with the Election Code.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-11-9, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 218; 1985, ch. 207, § 28; 2011, ch. 137, § 78.
Cross references. — For challengers examining machine seals, see 1-2-23 NMSA 1978.
For watchers examining voting machines, see 1-2-29 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, required county clerks to notify the county chair of each political party at least three days before the county clerk prepares a voting machine for an election.
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