Section 1-13-9 - Post-election duties; county canvass; voting machine recheck. - New Mexico Statutes

1-13-9. Post-election duties; county canvass; voting machine recheck.

A.     During the official canvass of an election the county canvassing board, upon written request of any candidate in the election or upon receipt of a written petition of twenty-five voters of the county, shall make in the presence of the district judge a recheck and comparison of the results shown on the official returns being canvassed with the results appearing and registered on the counter dials of each voting machine used in the election.   

B.     For the purpose of making the recheck and comparison, the county canvassing board may unlock and raise the cover of the counter compartment and check the figures shown by the counter dials on the voting machine. At the conclusion of the recheck and comparison the voting machine shall again be locked.   

C.     The necessary corrections, if any, shall be made on the returns and the results of the election, as shown by the recheck and comparison, shall be declared.