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United States — New Mexico
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Expenses for proceedings to complete or correct returns or a certificate must be paid from the county general fund when supported by a voucher signed by the county clerk.
United States — New Mexico
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The county clerk must wait before clearing vote records, keep certain voting-system media locked when a recount or inspection is sought, and may later transfer ballots from locked ballot boxes.
United States — New Mexico
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After an election, the county clerk must keep custody of the voting machines and protect them from tampering or damage.
United States — New Mexico
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Election canvass certificates must be kept as permanent records by the state records center, and copies must be kept by the county clerk and secretary of state.
United States — New Mexico
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Officials may not certify or issue election results for an unopposed write-in candidate unless the candidate meets the vote thresholds listed here.
United States — New Mexico
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This section is repealed.
United States — New Mexico
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The county clerk must appoint an election board in certain ballot situations and complete, present, and distribute canvass reports.
United States — New Mexico
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The county canvassing board must promptly summon the precinct board to fix or fill in defective election returns, and the sheriff must serve the summons.
United States — New Mexico
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If the county canvassing board finds defective election returns and summons the precinct board, it must immediately notify the secretary of state; the secretary of state must then photocopy the returns and immediately send them to the county canvassing board.
United States — New Mexico
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If defective election returns can’t be fixed without rechecking voting machines, the county canvassing board must notify the district court, and the court must set a recheck time and place within one week.
United States — New Mexico
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If needed to find missing election returns, the county clerk or designated deputy clerk must open the ballot box with the required election officials present, may remove the missing returns, and the presiding judge and election judges must document the search on a secretary-of-state form.
United States — New Mexico
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The county canvassing board must recheck and compare election results in certain cases, and any necessary corrections must be made before the results are declared.
United States — New Mexico
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An unsuccessful candidate for nomination or election to public office may contest the election of the candidate who received the certificate.
United States — New Mexico
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A court impoundment order must identify the ballots to be impounded and direct state police to secure, monitor, and deliver the impounded items.
United States — New Mexico
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A party who sought the original impoundment order may ask the court for access to and inspection of impounded items, and the court must set conditions to safeguard them.
United States — New Mexico
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If a petitioner wins an election contest or recount and the result changes in the petitioner's favor, the court must refund the deposit, minus ballot-guarding and preservation costs.
United States — New Mexico
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In an election contest, certain candidates must prove there was no fraud or improper influence if the precinct board likely failed to follow ballot-protection duties; otherwise the precinct’s votes are rejected unless the board acted to trigger rejection.
United States — New Mexico
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This section was repealed.
United States — New Mexico
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This section requires post-election voting system checks and hand recount comparisons for selected elections, with deadlines, sample-size rules, and reporting duties.
United States — New Mexico
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The secretary of state must issue rules for post-election voting system checks, set auditor qualifications, and approve auditor contract terms. The state auditor must review those materials to make sure they meet audit standards.