{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-2-30","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-2-30","heading":"Watchers and election observers; penalty.","body":"The act of denying a watcher or an election observer, who has presented a written appointment to the precinct board [election board] and who is not interfering with the orderly conduct of the election, the right to be present at the polling place or denying a watcher or election observer the right to witness the precinct board [election board] in the conduct of its duties is a petty misdemeanor.","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":"f07dd2f2d66c11dc4fb00c6e9e332fd1bab3fada6f15a394e9ec2039fd537d73","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-2-29","next":"us-nm/1-2-31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}