{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-2-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-2-2","heading":"Secretary of state; general duties.","body":"The secretary of state shall:\nA. generally supervise all elections by administering the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] in its statewide application;\nB. prepare instructions for the conduct of election and registration matters in accordance with the laws of the state;\nC. 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;\nD. 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;\nE. cause to be published in book form and distributed to the county clerk of each county for use by precinct boards [election boards] a sufficient number of copies of the Election Code as it is from time to time amended and supplemented;\nF. be responsible for the education and training of county clerks regarding elections;\nG. be responsible for the education and training of voting machine technicians; and\nH. assist the county clerks in the education and training of registration officers.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 2 Election Officers and Boards"],"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":"0e2e0275717a78bba533f182b3f4143c4819c356f1adcc6ade8b00f76ee74800","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-2-1.2","next":"us-nm/1-2-2.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}