Section 3-8-41 - Conduct of election; voter's name, address, signature; entries by precinct board. - New Mexico Statutes

3-8-41. Conduct of election; voter's name, address, signature; entries by precinct board.

A.     When a person goes to the polls to vote, the person shall announce the person's name and address in an audible tone of voice and locate the person's name and number in the registered voter list posted for such purpose.  An election clerk shall locate the person's name and number in the signature roster.  The person shall then sign the person's name in the signature roster or, if the person is unable to write, the election clerk shall sign the person's name in the signature roster, which shall be initialed by an election judge in the signature roster.  Thereupon, a challenge may be interposed as provided in the Municipal Election Code [Chapter 3, Articles 8 and 9 NMSA 1978].

B.     If no challenge is interposed, an election clerk shall issue a voting machine permit to the person, upon which shall be written the person's voter registration list number.  The person shall present the voting machine permit to the precinct board member monitoring the machine or issuing ballots, and the person shall be allowed to vote.  The precinct board member shall enter the public counter number onto the voting machine permit as shown on the voting machine after the person has voted.  All voting machine permits shall be retained in consecutive order and made part of the election returns.