Section 1-12-30.1 - Voter lists; signature rosters; disposition after the polls closeA. After the polls are closed, the signature roster shall be properly certified by the precinct board [election board] and returned to the county clerk with the election returns destined for the county clerk. The precinct voter list marked for the secretary of state shall be returned to the secretary of state with the election returns destined for the secretary of state.B. The signed and certified signature rosters used in any election shall be considered a part of the election returns and treated accordingly. They shall be preserved and finally disposed of in the same manner as provided in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] and 42 U.S.C. 1974.C. Whoever willfully destroys, defaces, alters without authorization or improperly disposes of signature rosters used in an election is guilty of a fourth degree felony.1953 Comp., § 3-5-12, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 113; 1987, ch. 327, § 5; amended and recompiled as 1-12-30.1 NMSA 1978 by Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 73.