Section 1-9-7.4 - Voting systems; authority of the secretary of state to recertify and decertify. - New Mexico Statutes

1-9-7.4. Voting systems; authority of the secretary of state to recertify and decertify.

A.     Each voting system certified for use in the state shall be reviewed for recertification by the secretary of state during the year following a presidential election.  Tests and inspections conducted pursuant to this section shall begin no later than June 1 and shall follow the procedures in Section 1-9-14 NMSA 1978. 

B.     If at any time the secretary of state becomes aware that a voting system certified for use in this state does not comply with all requirements in the Election Code [1-1-1 NMSA 1978] or meet federal election standards, the secretary of state shall undertake an investigation to determine if the voting system should continue to be certified for use in the state.  Tests and inspections conducted pursuant to this section shall commence upon the order of the secretary of state and shall follow the procedures in Section 1-9-14 NMSA 1978.  A voting system that does not comply with all requirements in the Election Code and the most recent voluntary voting system guidelines adopted by the United States election assistance commission shall be decertified for use in this state.