Section 76-7-9 - County commissioners to furnish ballots; voting by mail permitted.

NM Stat § 76-7-9 (2019) (N/A)
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A. The board of county commissioners shall furnish sufficient printed ballots for all voters at each election in the district. The ballots for the election shall contain a place for the elector to vote for or against the formation of the proposed district. Each voter shall sign his name on a line at the bottom of the ballot before voting or casting the ballot.

B. Any qualified voter desiring to vote by mail may do so by preparing his ballot in the manner prescribed in this section, and affixing his signature thereon and mailing or delivering the ballot in a sealed envelope to the judge of the election of the voting district; provided, however, every ballot delivered or mailed to the election judges must reach the election judges not later than 6:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

History: 1953 Comp., § 45-10-10, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 243, § 9.