Violation of code by officers

Violation of the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] by officers consists of the wilful [willful] violation of the Election Code by any state or county officer or by any deputy or assistant thereto, or the wilful [willful] failure or refusal of any such person to perform any act or duty required of him by the Election Code. Any officer, deputy or assistant who commits such wilful [willful] violation of the Election Code is guilty of a fourth degree felony and, in addition, violation is sufficient cause for removal from office in a proceeding instituted for that purpose as provided by law. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-20-21, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 447.