Section 9. Action Following Receipt Of A Request

A. Location of alternate site. An alternate site located on the land of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo shall conform to the same requirements applicable to other alternate voting locations for early voting in the county, except as specified in Section 1-6-5.8 NMSA 1978 and this rule. B. Staffing of alternate site. The county clerk shall provide one presiding judge, one precinct official and one federally mandated interpreter/language translator. 1.10.30 NMAC 2 C. Hours for operating alternate site. Except as provided in this subsection, pursuant to Section 1- 6-5.7 NMSA 1978, beginning on the third Saturday before election day, an alternate site shall be open for early voting for at least eight consecutive hours through the Saturday immediately preceding the election. A county clerk may request and the secretary of state may grant a modification of these hours of operation from the secretary of state because of a hardship arising from inadequate facilities, difficulties with making appropriate personnel available or other exigent circumstances, provided the county clerk justifies in writing to the secretary of state the need for a modification. D. Early voting procedures at alternate sites. Except as otherwise provided by law, county clerks shall use the same procedures for voting at alternate sites that are used at early voting sites not situated on the land of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo. [1.10.30.9 NMAC - N/E, 10-31-08; A/E, 5-28-10] 1.10.30.10 ALTERNATE SITES. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNTY CLERKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE: A. The county clerk shall provide all transportation, setup and maintenance of all voting equipment to be used in a Native American early voting location. B. The secretary of state shall sustain the cost of all ballots, provide adequate voting equipment, and reimburse the equivalent cost for early voting site personnel designated in each respective county, which shall consist of one presiding judge, one precinct official and one interpreter/language translator maintenance of all voting equipment to be used in a Native American early voting location. B. The secretary of state shall sustain the cost of all ballots, provide adequate voting equipment, and reimburse the equivalent cost for early voting site personnel designated in each respective county, which shall consist of one presiding judge, one precinct official and one interpreter/language translator. Said personnel shall be hired and supervised by the county clerk. C. The county clerk shall execute a written agreement with the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo to provide early voting services, personnel and equipment on Indian lands. Such agreement shall indicate hours of operation, dates of early voting and location of the site for the county to maintain early voting locations on Indian lands. The agreement shall be approved by the secretary of state prior to the commencement of early voting.