For security purposes, each touchscreen must "along with each associated activating and DRE recording device and component, employ a unique, electronically implanted election specific internal security code such that the absence of such code prevents substitution of any unauthorized system or related component." N.M. Stat. Ann §1-9-4.1(B)(8).
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For security purposes, each touchscreen must "along with each associated activating and DRE recording device and component, employ a unique, electronically implanted election specific internal security code such that the absence of such code prevents substitution of any unauthorized system or related component." N.M. Stat. Ann §1-9-4.1(B)(8).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Security Code. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/security-code
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