New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS
Part 21 - VOTING SYSTEM ACQUISITION
Section 1.10.21.9 - ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL VOTING SYSTEMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Upon approval by the board to acquire voting systems in addition to the number required by the Election Code for the conduct of primary and general elections, board staff will send the county a lease-purchase contract to be signed by the county commission chairperson. A lease-purchase contract must be entered into regardless of the term of the contract and shall include, but not be limited to, the following terms set out in Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of 1.10.21.3 NMAC.
B. Upon receipt of the signed lease-purchase contract, board staff will order the additional voting systems and send copies of the purchase order and the signed lease-purchase contract to the county.
C. In no event shall the county purchase additional voting systems directly from vendors.
D. Once additional voting systems are delivered, the county shall promptly notify the board staff and the secretary. The secretary will inspect the voting systems and notify board staff by way of the "delivery confirmation of voting systems" form.
E. Board staff will then submit payment to the vendor and send a copy of the voucher to the county along with a payment schedule. Since voting systems are purchased by the fund, payments by the county must adhere to the conditions set out in the lease-purchase contract. Annual lease-purchase contract payments must be received by December 31 of each year unless otherwise specified. Upon receipt of final payment, title to the voting systems is transferred from the board to the county.
