New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS
Part 20 - ADOPTION OF VOTING MACHINE STANDARDS
Section 1.10.20.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY
Universal Citation: 1 NM Admin Code 1.10.20.3
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. First, Section 1-9-1 NMSA 1978 directs the Secretary of State to study, examine, and approve all voting machines used in elections for public office in New Mexico.
B. Second, Section 1-9-14 NMSA 1978 directs the Secretary of State to
(1) test and evaluate internal computers
designed for the purpose of recording and tabulating votes within polling
places in New Mexico;
(2) upon
completion of all tests and examinations of all test reports, the Secretary of
State shall make a written report of the results of the Findings of the
Secretary of State's recommendations regarding the suitability and reliability
of such equipment in the conduct of elections under the Election Code and the
report shall be a public record; and
(3) the Secretary of State shall prescribe by
regulation promulgated under the provisions of the State Rules Act
specifications for internal computers designed for the purpose of providing a
uniform system of internal computers for recording and tabulating votes within
polling places.
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