New Mexico § 1-2-2 - Secretary of state; general duties
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 1-2-2 — Secretary of state; general duties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-2-2. Secretary of state; general duties
The secretary of state shall: A. generally supervise all elections by administering the Election Code in its statewide
application; B. prepare instructions for the conduct of election and registration matters in accordance
with the laws of the state; C. advise county clerks, boards of county commissioners and boards of registration
as to the proper methods of performing their duties prescribed by the Election Code; D. report possible violations of the Election Code of which the secretary of state
has knowledge to the district attorney or the attorney general for prosecution; E. cause to be published in book form and distributed to the county clerk of each
county for use by precinct boards a sufficient number of copies of the Election Code
as it is from time to time amended and supplemented; F. be responsible for the education and training of county clerks regarding elections; G. be responsible for the education and training of voting machine technicians; and H. assist the county clerks in the education and training of registration officers.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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