1-3-2. Precincts; duties of county commissioners.
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For the conduct of any statewide election during the period beginning January 1 of the next succeeding even-numbered year until December 31 of the odd-numbered year thereafter, in June or July of each odd-numbered year, the board of county commissioners shall by resolution:
A. designate the polling place of each precinct that shall provide individuals with physical mobility limitations an unobstructed access to at least one voting machine;
B. consolidate any precincts pursuant to Section 1-3-4 NMSA 1978;
C. designate any mail ballot election precincts pursuant to Section 1-6-22.1 NMSA 1978; and
D. create additional polling places in existing precincts pursuant to Section 1-3-7.1 NMSA 1978.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-3-2, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 51; 1975, ch. 255, § 28; 1977, ch. 64, § 2; 1979, ch. 105, § 1; 1984 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 2; 1989, ch. 392, § 4; 1991 (1st S.S.), ch. 6, § 2; 1995, ch. 126, § 2; 2009, ch. 251, § 3; 2009, ch. 274, § 2; 2011, ch. 131, § 2; 2018, ch. 79, § 3; 2019, ch. 212, § 36.