Section 1-14-6 - Contest of election; preservation of ballots. - New Mexico Statutes

1-14-6. Contest of election; preservation of ballots.

Either the contestant or contestee, within the time provided by the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] for the preservation of ballots, may give notice by registered mail to the county clerk of those counties wherein he wishes the ballots preserved that a contest is pending in a designated court, and thereupon it is the duty of the county clerk to preserve the ballots of all precincts named in the notice of contest and answer until the contest has been finally determined.