N.M. Stat. § 1-11-20
Transfer; general fund to election fund.
Within ninety days after an election, the secretary of state shall certify to the department of
finance and administration the total costs incurred by the office of the secretary of state to
administer the election. Within thirty days of receipt of the certification, the department of
finance and administration shall transfer from the general fund to the election fund an amount
equal to the lesser of the certified amount or fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).