Section 1-20-7 - Unlawful possession of absentee ballot. - New Mexico Statutes

1-20-7. Unlawful possession of absentee ballot.

Unlawful possession of absentee ballot consists of the possession at any time of absentee ballot materials when not authorized by the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] to be in possession of such materials, or when such materials were obtained in an unlawful manner. As used in this section, "absentee ballot materials" means an absentee ballot, absentee ballot envelopes, the absentee ballot register or an absentee ballot return.   

Whoever commits unlawful possession of absentee ballot is guilty of a fourth degree felony.