N.M. Stat. § 1-13-22
Post-election duties; responsibility for voting machines.
After the election, the county clerk shall have custody of the voting machines. The county
clerk shall furnish all necessary protection to see that the transported and stored voting
machines are not tampered with or damaged. The county clerk shall take the proper action to
see that the voting machines are not tampered with or damaged during the time the machines
are at the polling places.