§ NMSA 1978, § 1-2-11Election board; assignment

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Election board; assignment.
Wherever possible, the county clerk shall assign persons appointed as election board members to serve in precincts wherein they reside or in precincts located in the representative
district wherein they reside. In the event of a shortage or absence of election board members
in certain precincts, the county clerk may, in the best interest of the election process, assign
appointed election board members to serve on any election board in the county; provided that
such appointed board members shall not change the proportionate representation of each party
on the board.

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