Section 1-12-15 - Conduct of election; persons who may assist voter. - New-mexico Statutes

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1-12-15. Conduct of election; persons who may assist voter.

A. In any primary, general or statewide special election, if a voter who has requested assistance in marking the ballot is blind, has a physical disability, has an inability to read or write or is a member of a language minority who has requested assistance pursuant to Subsection D of Section 1-12-12 NMSA 1978, the voter may be accompanied into the voting machine only by a person of the voter's own choice other than the voter's employer or an agent of that employer, an officer or agent of the voter's union or a candidate whose name appears on the ballot in this election.

B. The name of the person providing assistance to a voter pursuant to this section shall be recorded on the signature roster.

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1-12-15. Conduct of election; persons who may assist voter.

A. In any primary, general or statewide special election, if a voter who has requested assistance in marking the ballot is blind, has a physical disability, has an inability to read or write or is a member of a language minority who has requested assistance pursuant to Subsection D of Section 1-12-12 NMSA 1978, the voter may be accompanied into the voting machine only by a person of the voter's own choice other than the voter's employer or an agent of that employer, an officer or agent of the voter's union or a candidate whose name appears on the ballot in this election.

B. The name of the person providing assistance to a voter pursuant to this section shall be recorded on the signature roster.

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1-12-15. Conduct of election; persons who may assist voter.

A. In any primary, general or statewide special election, if a voter who has requested assistance in marking the ballot is blind, has a physical disability, has an inability to read or write or is a member of a language minority who has requested assistance pursuant to Subsection D of Section 1-12-12 NMSA 1978, the voter may be accompanied into the voting machine only by a person of the voter's own choice other than the voter's employer or an agent of that employer, an officer or agent of the voter's union or a candidate whose name appears on the ballot in this election.

B. The name of the person providing assistance to a voter pursuant to this section shall be recorded on the signature roster.