New Mexico § 1-2-4 - Secretary of state; training and instructions to precinct boards; training manual
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§ 1-2-4. Secretary of state; training and instructions to precinct boards; training manual
A. The secretary of state shall provide: (1) instructions for the precinct board, which shall include a brief nontechnical
explanation of its duties as required by the Election Code; and (2) a single training manual containing standard guidelines for the operations and
processes of statewide elections, including pre-election day activities, election-day
activities and post-election-day activities. Separate manuals for voting systems may be provided for each county, or if the single
training manual is in a looseleaf binder format, sections for the voting systems used
in a given county may be inserted in the training manual for that county. B. When any specific duty is imposed by the instructions issued under the Election
Code, the duty shall be deemed to be a requirement of the law.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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