N.M. Admin. Code § 1.10.34.8 - SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
A. The
storage facility used for county storage of voting systems shall employ a
sign-in and sign-out sheet to document each individual entering or leaving the
facility, to include election officials .
B. Unless located in a secure, locked area in
the county clerk's office, the storage facility used for county storage of
voting systems:
(1) shall be provided with an
intrusion detection alarm system and a video surveillance system meeting ISO or
ANSI standards; and
(2) shall be
provided with exterior lighting of sufficient intensity to afford observers
immediate recognition of illegal acts such as breaking and entering or
unauthorized removal of equipment during non-working hours; switches for
exterior lights shall be installed only in the interior of the building;
exterior lights shall be protected from damage or replaced if damaged within 72
(seventy-two) hours of such occurrence; and
(3) shall have access doors for the storage
facility constructed of materials that will render forcible entry extremely
difficult in a period of 5 minutes;
(4) in addition, the county clerk shall limit
unescorted access to the storage facility to election officials , individuals
authorized by the county clerk and those individuals permitted access under the
provisions of the New Mexico Election Code (Chapter 1, Articles 1 through 24,
NMSA 1978); and
(5) the county
clerk and county clerk staff shall have unlimited access to the storage
facility and access shall not be controlled by any third party.
C. During transit from the storage
facility to or from a polling place, vehicles transporting voting systems shall
not be left unlocked if unattended. Moving companies contracted with by a
county for the transport of voting systems shall be insured and
bonded.
D. The storage facility
shall include a locked and restricted access area for removable storage media
devices, which will preserve the integrity of the devices. If the voting
system 's removable storage media devices are to be programmed outside of the
storage facility , chain of custody documentation shall be preserved by the
county clerk.
E. The board of
county commissioners shall be responsible for the costs of the security
requirements associated with properly storing state or county-owned voting
systems in the custody of the county clerk.
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