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Code · New Mexico · Chapter 1 — Elections · Article 20 — Offenses And Penalties

1-20-5. Unlawful opening of a voting machine.

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A. Unlawful opening of a voting machine consists of, under color of law or otherwise, without lawful authority, opening, unlocking, inspecting, tampering, resetting or adjusting a voting machine owned by any county, or conspiring with others to have the same done.
B. Whoever commits unlawful opening of a voting machine is guilty of a fourth degree felony, in addition to any other offense provided by law.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-20-4, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 430; 2026, ch. 58, § 8.
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