NMSA 1-2-16. Election board; messengers; compensation

1-2-16. Election board; messengers; compensation. A. Members of an election board and messengers shall be compensated for their services at an hourly rate set by the secretary of state; provided that the rate in each county shall not be less than the federal minimum hourly wage rate nor more than four hundred dollars ($400) for an election day; and provided further that the rate may differentiate among the presiding judge, election judges, election clerks and messengers. Election board members and messengers shall be paid for training and may additionally be paid mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] each way over the usually traveled route when an election board member or messenger travels by private vehicle. B. Members of an election board and messengers assigned to alternate voting or alternate mobile voting locations or absent voter precincts may be compensated at an hourly rate set by the county clerk. C. Compensation shall be paid within thirty days following the date of election. D. For purposes of determining eligibility for membership in the public employees retirement association and pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B of Section 10-11-3 NMSA 1978, election board members and messengers are designated as seasonal employees. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-15, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 36; 1975, ch. 255, § 19; 1981, ch. 159, § 4; 1987, ch. 226, § 1; 1987, ch. 249, § 2; 1991, ch. 77, § 1; 1999, ch. 236, § 2; 2001, ch. 44, § 1; 2011, ch. 137, § 18; 2012, ch. 26, § 1; 2019, ch. 212, § 26; 2023, ch. 39, § 13.