New Mexico § 1-2-34 - Elections security program; general responsibilities
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 1-2-34 — Elections security program; general responsibilities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-2-34. Elections security program; general responsibilities
A. The secretary of state shall maintain an elections security program within the
bureau of elections. The program shall have the general responsibility of advising the secretary of state,
county clerks and the voting system certification committee regarding voting system
and cybersecurity requirements and ensuring their implementation and shall be the
primary liaison working with federal oversight and intelligence agencies regarding
elections-critical infrastructure. B. The elections security program may conduct assessments, inspections and incident
response in relation to networks and equipment deemed to be elections-critical infrastructure,
both at the state and county levels. C. The elections security program shall monitor the functionality of voting systems
certified for use in the state to ensure compliance with the security requirements
provided for in Chapter 1, Article 9 NMSA 1978 and administrative rules adopted pursuant to that article. D. Documents and communications related to election security or that could put elections-critical
infrastructure at risk are exempt from disclosure. E. As used in this section, “ elections-critical infrastructure ” means those assets, systems and networks, whether physical or virtual, that are
considered so vital to elections in this state that their infiltration, incapacitation
or destruction would have a debilitating effect on the administration of elections,
the secrecy of the ballot and the efficient reporting of accurate results for any
election conducted pursuant to the Election Code.
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