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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-13-16. Post-election duties; secretary of state duties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The report of the state canvass shall be made from the election returns transmitted directly to the secretary of state from each of the election boards and, in the case of candidates voted upon by a district composed of two or more counties, from the certificates transmitted by the county canvassing boards. The secretary of state shall prepare the report of the state canvass; provided that the state canvassing board may designate a person or persons to compare the totals appearing on the election returns, statements of canvass and certificates and to certify the results of their findings to the state canvassing board.

B. Upon approval of the report of the state canvass, but not sooner than the thirty-first day after any primary or general election, the secretary of state shall issue to those candidates entitled by law the appropriate certificate of election or, in the case of a primary election, a certificate of nomination.

C. Upon receipt of the reports of the county canvass of a local election from each county, the secretary of state shall:

(1) not sooner than the twenty-fourth day after a regular local election, issue to those candidates entitled by law the appropriate certificate of election;

(2) not sooner than the seventh day following a top-two runoff election and no later than the last business day before the first day of the new term of office, issue to those candidates entitled by law the appropriate certificate of election; and

(3) no later than the seventeenth day following a special local election in which votes were cast by the voters of more than one county, declare the result of the vote on any ballot question and issue a certificate of canvass of the results of the special election.

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