Section 73-14-64 - Conduct of election; procedure. - New Mexico Statutes

73-14-64. [Conduct of election; procedure.]

The judges of election shall select one of their number to act as clerk of election and shall open the polls at 9:00 o'clock a.m., and close the polls at 6:00 p.m. on the day of election.   

If within one-half hour after the time so set for the opening of the polls it shall appear that any of the judges so appointed is unable to serve as such, those qualified electors then present at the polls may select another judge to fill the vacancy.   

Immediately after the closing of the polls, the judges of election shall proceed to open the ballot boxes, count the total votes cast and those cast for each candidate and by triplicate copies, each to be signed by all three judges, certify the same to the board of directors then in office. One of said certificates together with all ballots cast, shall be placed in the ballot box, which shall be securely locked and sealed, and shall be delivered to the secretary of the board of directors then in office by one or more of said judges of election in person, not less than twenty-four hours after the closing of the polls. One of said certificates shall be mailed to said secretary of the board and the third shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which said precinct is situate, likewise within twenty-four hours after said polls are closed.