A. The county clerk may choose to schedule precinct board [election board] members into two work shifts on election day and also may determine the length of each shift for each precinct board [election board] member so long as the first shift begins at least one hour before the polls open. B. If the county clerk chooses to schedule precinct board [election board] members in shifts, the presiding judge on each precinct board [election board] shall be scheduled to work both shifts that day. C. The county clerk shall notify the secretary of state of all precincts that will be following a two-shift schedule when the county clerk submits the list of precinct board [election board] appointments in accordance with Section 1-2-14 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1999, ch. 236, § 1; 2011, ch. 137, § 81. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 283, effective April 3, 2019, provided that references in the Election Code to 'precinct board', shall be deemed to be references to 'election board', as that term is defined in Section 1-1-13 NMSA 1978.The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, made stylistic Election Code to 'precinct board', shall be deemed to be references to 'election board', as that term is defined in Section 1-1-13 NMSA 1978.The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, made stylistic changes.
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