Section 3-8-44 - Conduct of election; voting machines; instructions; inspection of voting machine face after vote; entry into machine. - New Mexico Statutes

3-8-44. Conduct of election; voting machines; instructions; inspection of voting machine face after vote; entry into machine.

A.     Before each person votes, a member of the precinct board shall, at the request of the voter and so far as possible, instruct the person on how to operate the voting machine, illustrate its operation on the model and call attention to the posted sample ballot.  If any person, before voting, asks for further information regarding the machine's operation, an election judge shall give the person the necessary information prior to the person's casting a vote.

B.     The member of the precinct board attending the voting machine shall inspect the face of the machine after each person has voted to see that the ballot labels are in their proper places and have not been defaced.

C.     After a person has announced the person's name and address, had voter registration confirmed, signed the signature roster and has had no challenge affirmed against casting a ballot, the person may vote.  No more than one voter shall be permitted at the voting machine at one time unless the voter is being assisted.