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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. In order to qualify for appointment by the county clerk as a member of the election board, a person shall:
(1) be a voter of the county in which the person is appointed to serve;
(2) be able to read and write;
(3) have the necessary capacity to carry out an election board member's functions with acceptable skill and dispatch; and
(4) execute the election board member's oath of office.
B. Before serving as a presiding judge of an election board, a person shall receive training in the duties of that position by the county clerk.
C. No person shall be qualified for appointment or service on an election board:
(1) who is a candidate to be voted for at the election;
(2) who is a spouse, domestic partner, parent, child, brother or sister of any candidate to be voted for at the election;
(3) who is married to a parent, child, brother or sister of any candidate to be voted for at the election or who is the parent of the spouse or domestic partner of any candidate to be voted for at the election; or
(4) who is a sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal or state or municipal police officer.
D. A county clerk may appoint qualified residents to serve on an election board under the direct supervision of the presiding judge. A qualified resident appointed by the county clerk shall:
(1) meet the qualifications set forth in Paragraphs (2) through (4) of Subsection A of this section; and
(2) be sixteen or seventeen years of age at the time of the election in which the qualified resident is serving as a member of an election board.
E. A qualified resident appointed to an election board shall not serve as the presiding judge or as an election judge.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-2-7. Election board; qualification of members; qualification of presiding judges; qualification of qualified residents - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-1-elections/nm-st-sect-1-2-7/
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