New Mexico § 1-3-19 - Election-day polling places; adequate resources
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 1-3-19 — Election-day polling places; adequate resources, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-3-19. Election-day polling places; adequate resources
A. Each election-day polling place in a statewide election that does not contain mail
ballot election precincts or precincts consolidated pursuant to Section 1-3-4 NMSA 1978 shall comply with the requirements for polling places and precincts as provided in
Subsections B and C of this section, unless the county clerk receives a written waiver
from the secretary of state specifying the location and specific provision being waived. B. Each election-day polling place shall: (1) have at least one voting system available to assist disabled voters to cast and
record their votes; and (2) be in a location that is accessible and compliant with the requirements of the
federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 1 C. Each precinct polling place located within a single polling place shall have: (1) a separate election board and signature roster for the precinct; (2) at least one optical scan tabulator for the precinct; and (3) sufficient spaces for at least five voters to simultaneously and privately mark
their ballots, with at least one of those spaces wheelchair-accessible, for the precinct. 1
42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 et seq.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-3-19 ("Election-day polling places; adequate resources") 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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