New Mexico § 1-2-17 - Election board; schools of instruction
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 1-2-17 — Election board; schools of instruction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-2-17. Election board; schools of instruction
A. The county clerk shall cause to be held a public school of instruction for all
election board members and others who will be officially concerned with the conduct
of an election. B. The schools of instruction provided for in this section shall be held following
an election board member's appointment and before the member performs assigned duties
in an election. C. All major details of the conduct of elections shall be covered by the county clerk
or the clerk's authorized representative at such school, with special emphasis being
given to recent changes in the Election Code. D. The school of instruction shall be open to any interested person, and the county
clerk shall post notice of the school at least four days before the school is to be
held. Each member of an election board shall be notified at least seven days prior to
commencement of the school. E. A person shall not serve as a member of an election board in any election unless
that person has attended at least one such school of instruction for the election
at which the person is appointed to serve and has been certified by the county clerk
with respect to the person's completion of the school of instruction. This subsection shall not apply to filling of vacancies on election day as provided
in Subsection B of Section 1-2-15 NMSA 1978 .
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-2-17 ("Election board; schools of instruction") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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