A. The returns and certificates of the result of the county canvass are public documents, subject to inspection and retention as provided by Section 1-12-69 N.M. Stat. Ann.. The certificate of results of the canvass of the election shall, forty-five days after the election or recount after any contest has been settled by the court, be preserved as a permanent record in the state records center. A copy of the certificate of results of the canvass of the election shall be preserved as a permanent record in the office of the county clerk in a separate book maintained for recording the results of elections.

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B. The returns and certificates of the result of the state canvass are public documents, subject to inspection and retention as provided by Section 1-12-69 N.M. Stat. Ann.. The certificate of results of the canvass of the election shall, forty-five days after the election or recount after any contest has been settled by the court, be preserved as a permanent record in the state records center. A copy of the certificate of results of the canvass of the election shall be preserved as a permanent record in the office of the secretary of state in a separate book maintained for recording the results of elections.