§ NMSA 1978, § 1-2-2Secretary of state; general duties

Secretary of state; general duties.
The secretary of state shall:
A. generally supervise all elections by administering the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA
1978] in its statewide application;
B. prepare instructions for the conduct of election and registration matters in accordance with
the laws of the state;
C. advise county clerks, boards of county commissioners and boards of registration as to the
proper methods of performing their duties prescribed by the Election Code;
D. report possible violations of the Election Code of which the secretary of state has knowledge
to the district attorney or the attorney general for prosecution;
E. cause to be published in book form and distributed to the county clerk of each county for
use by precinct boards a sufficient number of copies of the Election Code as it is from time to time
amended and supplemented;
F. be responsible for the education and training of county clerks regarding elections;
G. be responsible for the education and training of voting machine technicians; and
H. assist the county clerks in the education and training of registration officers.