{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-12-15","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-12-15","heading":"Conduct of election; persons who may assist voter.","body":"A. In any election, if a voter who has requested assistance in marking the ballot is blind, has a physical disability, has an inability to read or write or is a member of a language minority who has requested assistance pursuant to Subsection D of Section 1-12-12 NMSA 1978, the voter may be accompanied into the voting booth only by a person of the voter's own choice other than the voter's employer or an agent of that employer, an officer or agent of the voter's union or a candidate whose name appears on the ballot in this election.\nB. The name of the person providing assistance to a voter pursuant to this section shall be recorded on the signature roster.\nC. A person who provides assistance to a voter when the person knows the voter does not require assistance pursuant to Section 1-12-12 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 12 Conduct of Elections"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18502/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"ad254feae17f996e89410f56f902b8a8f589a08eaa8d3e35e55618a756ca744f","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-12-14","next":"us-nm/1-12-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}