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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Voting systems certified for use in state elections shall:
A. have a unique embedded internal serial number for audit purposes;
B. be supplied with a dust- and moisture-proof cover for transportation and storage purposes;
C. if the net weight of the system, or aggregate of voting device parts, is over twenty pounds, have self-contained wheels so that the system can be easily rolled by one person on rough pavement and can roll through a standard thirty-inch door frame;
D. be a stand-alone, non-networked election system such that all pre-election, election day and post-election events and activities can be recorded and retained in each device;
E. employ scalable technology allowing easy enhancements that meet United States election assistance commission standards and state law;
F. have ancillary equipment, such as printers, power sources, microprocessors and switch and indicator matrices, that is installed internally or is modular and transportable;
G. display publicly the number of ballots processed;
H. be able to print:
(1) an alphanumeric printout of the contests, candidates and vote totals when the polls are opened so that the poll workers can verify that the counters for each candidate are on zero;
(2) an alphanumeric printout of the contests, candidates and vote totals at the close of the polls, which printouts shall contain the system serial number and public counter total; and
(3) as many copies of the alphanumeric printouts as necessary to satisfy state law; and
I. include a feature to allow reports to be sent to an electronic data file.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-9-7.7. Voting systems; technical requirements - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-1-elections/nm-st-sect-1-9-7-7/
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