N.M. Stat. § 1-1-27
Public records; disclosure-procedure.
A. Where the Election Code provides for disclosure or nondisclosure of public records
relating to elections, the provisions of the Election Code shall apply, and the provisions of the
Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978] shall not be applicable to
the disclosure or nondisclosure.
B. For any public records relating to elections where the Election Code does not provide for
disclosure or nondisclosure of the public records, the provisions of the Inspection of Public
Records Act shall apply.