New Mexico § 1-2-9 - Election board; standby list
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 1-2-9 — Election board; standby list, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-2-9. Election board; standby list
A. Not less than twenty-one days prior to the date for appointing members of election
boards, the county clerk shall publish a notice once in a newspaper of general circulation
to the effect that election boards are to be appointed for the specified number of
precincts, stating the number of persons composing each board and that applications
for the standby list will be accepted at the county clerk's office. B. The county clerk shall then compile from the individual applicants a standby list
of election board members. The persons on the standby list shall have the same qualifications and comply with
the same requirements as provided for election board members.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-2-9 ("Election board; standby list") 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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