Section 3-8-45 - Conduct of election; closing polls; arrival of voter after the polls close; election clerk certificate. - New Mexico Statutes

3-8-45. Conduct of election; closing polls; arrival of voter after the polls close; election clerk certificate.

A.     When the polls are closed, the precinct board shall proclaim that fact aloud at the place of election. After the proclamation no person shall cast a vote. However, if at the hour of closing there are other persons inside the polling place and in line to offer themselves to vote, who are qualified to vote and have not been able to do so since appearing, the polls shall be kept open a sufficient time to enable them to vote. When the polls are proclaimed closed, an election judge shall determine the last person in the polling place and in line who may offer themselves to vote, announce that person's name in an audible tone, and no person arriving at the polling place thereafter may vote.   

B.     Immediately after the last vote is cast and the polls are closed, the precinct board shall complete and sign a certificate which shall state: "We certify the . . . . . . . . . . election complete with the voting of voting machine number . . . . . . . . by voter number . . . . . . . . on the signature roster."