N.M. Admin. Code § 1.10.33.8 - SECRETARY OF STATE AND COUNTY CLERK PROCEDURES

A. The secretary of state shall notify the county clerks to report the results on election night as a total vote for each candidate or question by precinct, and not by the method voters have cast their ballots.

B. Following completion of the county canvass, the county clerks shall report to the secretary of state the voting data by precinct as required by Section 1-12-70, NMSA 1978. This data is not a public record and shall not be released to any other person.

C. The secretary of state shall compile the voting data by precinct, as follows:

(1) in any precinct where fewer than 5 voters voted on election day, or by absentee ballot or as early voters, the total votes in that precinct shall be reported as a single total, and not by the type of method by which voters cast their ballot;

(2) in any precinct not described in Paragraph (1) of this subsection, the voting totals for each precinct may be reported by the type of method by which voters cast their ballot.

D. The secretary of state shall not release the canvass of the election, and it shall not be a public record, until vote totals compromising the secrecy of any individual voter's ballot have been combined in accordance with Subsection C of this section.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 1.10.33.8

1.10.33.8 NMAC - N/E, 10-15-10; A/E, 1-13-11