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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-20-16. Electioneering too close to the polling place

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

A. Electioneering too close to the polling place consists of any form of campaigning within:

(1) one hundred feet of the building in which the polling place is located on election day when voting at a school, church or private residence; and

(2) one hundred feet of the door through which voters may enter to vote at the office of the county clerk, an alternate voting location, a mobile voting site or any location used as a polling place on election day that is not a school, church or private residence.

B. Electioneering includes the display or distribution of signs or campaign literature, campaign buttons, t-shirts, hats, pins or other such items and includes the verbal or electronic solicitation of votes for a candidate or question.

C. Whoever commits electioneering too close to the polling place is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-20-16. Electioneering too close to the polling place - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-1-elections/nm-st-sect-1-20-16/

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