A. Each election-day polling place in a statewide election that does not contain mail ballot election precincts or precincts consolidated pursuant to Section 1-3-4 NMSA 1978 shall comply with the requirements for polling places and precincts as provided in Subsections B and C of this section, unless the county clerk receives a written waiver from the secretary of state specifying the location and specific provision being waived.B. Each election-day polling place shall: (1) have at least one voting system available to assist disabled voters to cast and record their votes; and(2) be in a location that is accessible and compliant with the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. C. Each precinct polling place located within a single polling place shall have:(1) a separate election board and signature roster for the precinct;(2) at least one optical scan tabulator for the precinct; and(3) sufficient spaces for at least five voters to simultaneously and privately mark their ballots, with at least one of those spaces wheelchair-accessible, for the precinct. History: Laws 2013, ch. 189, § 1; 2019, ch. 212, § 44.ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2015, ch. tely mark their ballots, with at least one of those spaces wheelchair-accessible, for the precinct. History: Laws 2013, ch. 189, § 1; 2019, ch. 212, § 44.ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 12, effective July 1, 2015, enacted a new section that is identical to Laws 2013, ch. 189, § 1 (compiled as 1-3-19 NMSA 1978), and was therefore not compiled. The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, changed 'precinct board' to 'election board', and made certain clarifying amendments; in Subsection A, after 'polling place in a', deleted 'primary or general' and added 'statewide'; in Subsection B, in the introductory clause, after 'Each', added 'election-day'; and in Subsection C, Paragraph C(1), after 'separate', deleted 'precinct' and added 'election'.
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