{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-20-16","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-20-16","heading":"Electioneering too close to the polling place.","body":"A. Electioneering too close to the polling place consists of, under color of law or otherwise, any form of campaigning within:\n(1) one hundred feet of the building in which the polling place is located on election day when voting at a school, church or private residence; and\n(2) one hundred feet of the door through which voters may enter to vote at the office of the county clerk, an alternate voting location, a mobile voting site or any location used as a polling place on election day that is not a school, church or private residence.\nB. Electioneering includes the display or distribution of signs or campaign literature, campaign buttons, t-shirts, hats, pins or other such items and includes the verbal or electronic solicitation of votes for a candidate or question.\nC. Whoever commits electioneering too close to the polling place is guilty of a petty misdemeanor, in addition to any other offense provided by law.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 20 Offenses and Penalties"],"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":"6a80d466b3b02dde7ee70f0d0c39e2e2476e96dfff9fbfb87fc16d4c493d577a","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-20-15","next":"us-nm/1-20-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}