Voting and Elections

Purpose of the Voting System Certification Committee

The Secretary of State is required by law to study, examine and certify all voting systems used in elections for public office in New Mexico.  Recertification of voting systems is required in the year after each presidential election.

Article 9 of the New Mexico Election Code requires that for a voting systems to be certified that it must comply with the most recent voluntary voting system guidelines adopted by the United States Election Assistance Commission and all other requirements outlined in state statute.

The Voting System Certification Committee (VSCC) was created to make recommendations to the Secretary of State regarding the suitability and reliability of the use of voting systems in the conduct of elections under the Election Code and to recommend certification to the Secretary of State.  The committee is required to meet in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

Voting System Certification Committee – Current Members

• Raja Sambandam, Designee for the Department of Information Technology 
• Amanda Lopez Askin, Dona Ana County Clerk
• Michael Milam, Valencia County Clerk
• Bobbi Shearer, Former State Elections Director

Voting Systems Under Consideration for Certification

Voting systems used in New Mexico are required to be re-certified after each presidential election.  Any system not re-certified is deemed decertified and may not be used in the conduct of elections conducted pursuant to the New Mexico Election Code.

Dominion Democracy Suite 5.17s

• Application for Recertification
• Voting System Test Lab Report

AES AutoVote™ E-PollBook Ballot Management System Version 12.3

• Application for Recertification
• Voting System Test Lab Report

Robis Elections AskEd Ballot Printing System

• Application for Recertification
• Voting System Test Lab Report

KNOWiNK Poll Pad v 3.6 w/Poll Print Station

• Application for Certification
• Voting System Test Lab Report

Computer-Based Tally Sheet Systems Being Considered for Approval are:

Bernalillo County Hand Tally Application (HT App), Version 2.0.10

• Application for Certification

Robis AskED Hand Tally System

• Application for Certification

SOS Report of Findings to VSCC

•  2025 SOS Report of Findings

The contents of this report of findings is posted along with the above test reports and non-proprietary application materials submitted by the voting system vendors to the SOS website for a 21-day public comment period beginning on the date of this report. All public comments must be submitted to elections@sos.nm.gov no later than Monday, August 11, 2025.  The public comment will be provided to the VSCC for their consideration during their meeting conducted to recommend certification.

Other Information

• For Information on submitting your voting system for certification please visit our voting system certification information page.
• Link to the US Election Assistance Commission’s Testing and Certification Program
• Link to the most recent Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG)