Conduct of election; persons who may assist voter

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. B. The name of the person providing assistance to a voter pursuant to this section shall be recorded on the signature roster. C. 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. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-12-31, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 267; 1977, ch. 124, § 10; 1979, ch. 139, § 1; 1981, ch. 149, § 3; 1983, ch. 232, § 14; 1987, ch. 249, § 29; 1989, ch. 259, § 2; 2005, ch. 270, § 68; 2015, ch. 145, § 63.