Section 1-9-7.10 - Voting systems; ballot handling and processing requirements. - New Mexico Statutes

1-9-7.10. Voting systems; ballot handling and processing requirements.

Voting systems certified for use in state elections shall: 

A.     accept a ballot that is a minimum of six inches wide and a maximum of twenty-four inches long, in dual columns and printed on both sides; 

B.     accept a ballot in any orientation when inserted by a voter; 

C.     have the capability to reject a ballot on which a voter has made more than the allowable number of selections in any contest; 

D.     be designed to accommodate the maximum number of ballot styles or ballot variations encountered in the largest New Mexico election jurisdiction; and 

E.     be able to read a single ballot with at least four hundred twenty voting positions.