Section 73-14-67 - Election violations; penalty. - New Mexico Statutes

73-14-67. [Election violations; penalty.]

Whoever, not being a qualified elector as herein defined, shall vote at the election herein provided for, or being a judge of election shall wilfully miscount the ballots cast or shall wilfully make false certificate of the number of votes received by each candidate, or otherwise falsely certify election results; or any canvassing officer who shall wilfully falsely canvass and declare the results of said canvass, and any director or secretary of the board of directors who shall wilfully refuse to perform the duties upon him imposed by this act [73-14-54 to 73-14-69 NMSA 1978], shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year or more than five years and [or] by fine not to exceed $5000, or both such fine and imprisonment within the discretion of the court.