Section 1-2-12 - Precinct board; number for each precinct; multipartisan. - New Mexico Statutes

1-2-12. Precinct board; number for each precinct; multipartisan.

A.     When absentee ballots are counted, the precinct board shall consist of:

(1)     a presiding judge; 

(2)     one election judge from each of the major political parties;

(3)     one clerk from each of the major political parties; and

(4)     if a major party has no registered, qualified elector who is able to fill the position as election judge or election clerk, a registered, qualified elector from another major party, chosen by the county clerk to fill the vacant position.

B.     For primary, general and special federal elections, the precinct board shall consist of:

(1)     a presiding judge; 

(2)     two election judges who shall be of different major political parties; and

(3)     one election clerk who shall be of a different political party than the presiding judge.

C.     For all other elections, the precinct board shall consist of:

(1)     a presiding judge;

(2)     one election judge; and

(3)     one election clerk.

D.     If the county clerk determines that additional election clerks are needed in a precinct, the clerk may appoint such additional election clerks as the clerk deems necessary; provided, however, that such appointments for partisan elections shall be made in the manner that provides for representation from all major political parties. 

E.     In addition to the members of the precinct board provided for in this section, the county clerk may appoint an additional election clerk for the purpose of making changes in the certificate of registration of any voter who has voted in that election at the polling place.