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NM Stat § 1-6B-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6B - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 1-6B-15 - Equitable relief.

A court of competent jurisdiction of this state may issue an injunction or grant other equitable relief appropriate to ensure substantial compliance with, or enforce, the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act on application by: A. a federal qualified elector alleging a grievance under the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; or B. an election official in this state. History: Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 39. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 103 made Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 39 effective July 1, 2015. Applicability. — Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 102 provided that the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act is applicable to any federal postcard application received as of the first day of the current election cycle.
NM Stat § 1-6B-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6B - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 1-6B-16 - Uniformity of application and construction.

In applying and construing the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 40. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 103 made Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 40 effective July 1, 2015. Applicability. — Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 102 provided that the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act is applicable to any federal postcard application received as of the first day of the current election cycle.
NM Stat § 1-6B-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6B - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters|Section 1-6B-17 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

The Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act modifies, limits and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b). History: Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 41. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 103 made Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 41 effective July 1, 2015. Applicability. — Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 102 provided that the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act is applicable to any federal postcard application received as of the first day of the current election cycle.
NM Stat § 1-6C-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6C - Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage|Section 1-6C-1 - Short title.

Sections 1 through 9 [1-6C-1 to 1-6C-9 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act".History: Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 1 effective July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 1-6C-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6C - Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage|Section 1-6C-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act:A. "administrator" means the person appointed by the secretary of state to administer the election component of the confidential substitute address program; B. "appropriate county clerk" means the county clerk of the county in which the residential address on a voter registration certificate is located and includes the elected official, the county clerk's chief deputy, an appointed election board and employees or agents of the county clerk with duties related to the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act;C. "certification" means the procedure provided by the Confidential Substitute Address Act [40-13B-1 to 40-13B-9 NMSA 1978] for a person to be certified as a participant in the confidential substitute address program;D. "confidential substitute address program" means the program administered by the secretary of state pursuant to the Confidential Substitute Address Act;E. "decertification" means the procedure provided by the Confidential Substitute Address Act for a person to be decertified as a participant in the confidential substitute address program;F. "delivery address" means the address where a voter-participant receives mail;G. "election" means a statewide or special election called, conducted and canvassed pursuant to the provisions of the Election Code;H. "participant" means a person certified to participate in the confidential substitute address program pursuant to the procedures of the Confidential Substitute Address Act; andI. "voter-participant" means a participant who is also a voter.History: Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 2 effective July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 1-6C-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6C - Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage|Section 1-6C-3 - Elections covered; automatic delivery of ballots; form of ballot and ballot materials; confidentiality.

A. The procedures in the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act apply to all elections and operate notwithstanding other provisions of the Election Code or state or local laws related to elections to the contrary.B. Upon a person's certification as a participant, the administrator shall determine whether the participant is a voter. If the participant is not a voter but appears to be a qualified elector, the administrator shall offer the participant the opportunity to register to vote.C. A voter-participant shall vote exclusively by mailed absentee ballot or mailed ballot. In each election in which a voter-participant is eligible to vote, the administrator shall send a mailed absentee ballot or a mailed ballot to the voter-participant without requiring a request or application to receive a ballot.D. The form of the ballot for a voter-participant shall be the same as the ballot provided to all other voters. A voter-participant may vote for all candidates and on all questions as if the voter were casting a ballot in person.E. The form of the ballot materials for voter-participants shall be the same as the ballot materials provided to all other voters, except as required to implement the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act.F. With regard to communications related to participants and participant records related to voting:(1) any communication between the secretary of state and any county clerk related to the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act shall be maintained as confidential in accordance with the confidentiality provisions of Subsection A of Section 40-13B-8 NMSA 1978 and shall not be disclosed except as provided by that section; and(2) once a person is decertified, records related to that voter are no longer confidential pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this subsection and may be disclosed in the same manner provided for disclosure of voter information pursuant to the provisions of the Election Code.History: Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 3 effective July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 1-6C-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6C - Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage|Section 1-6C-5 - Random identifier and verification code.

A. Prior to each election, the administrator shall assign to each voter-participant eligible to vote in that election a random identifier and a verification code for use in that election only.B. In the mailed absentee ballot or mailed ballot process, the random identifier shall be used in place of the voter-participant's required voter identification and the verification code shall be used in place of the voter-participant's signature.C. At the same time a ballot is mailed to a voter-participant, the administrator shall separately send the voter-participant the verification code assigned to the voter-participant for that election, along with instructions to place the verification code where a voter normally provides a signature under the privacy flap of a mailed absentee ballot or mailed ballot.History: Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 5 effective July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 1-6C-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6C - Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage|Section 1-6C-6 - Transmission of ballots to voter-participants.

A. On the thirty-fifth day before an election, on behalf of each voter-participant eligible to vote in that election, the administrator shall request from each appropriate county clerk the ballot to be used by each voter-participant registered to vote in that county. B. The request shall not reveal the name or address of the voter-participant. In place of a voter-participant's name and address, the administrator shall provide the appropriate county clerk the random identifier and verification code associated with the voter-participant for that election. The request made pursuant to this section is a record related to voting subject to the disclosure and retention procedures of Section 1-12-69 NMSA 1978.C. No later than thirty-two days before the election, the appropriate county clerk shall transmit to the administrator the ballot for each voter-participant registered to vote in that county.D. Twenty-eight days before the election, the administrator shall mail a ballot and balloting materials to a voter-participant's delivery address, along with a return envelope necessary to return the voted ballot to the appropriate county clerk. The return envelope shall be the same as for all other voters, except that in place of the required voter identification to be written under the privacy flap, the administrator shall provide the random identifier assigned to that voter-participant for that election. The return envelope for the voted ballot shall be postage-paid and the return address shall be the address for the appropriate county clerk.E. When a participant registers to vote or updates a voter registration after the thirty-fifth day before an election but before the deadline to register to vote or to update an existing registration pursuant to Section 1-4-8 NMSA 1978, the administrator shall:(1) request from the appropriate county clerk, and the appropriate county clerk shall transmit to the administrator as soon as practicable, a ballot and balloting materials; and(2) send a voter-participant the ballot and balloting materials within twenty-four hours of receipt from the appropriate county clerk.F. When an unvoted ballot is transmitted to the administrator on behalf of a voter-participant, the appropriate county clerk shall note in the ballot register the random identifier in place of the voter-participant's name and the address of the confidential substitute address program in place of the voter-participant's address and shall not note the voter-participant's gender or year of birth.History: Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 6. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 6 effective July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 1-6C-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6C - Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage|Section 1-6C-7 - Receipt of voted ballots from voter-participants.

A. A voted ballot shall be returned by the voter-participant to the appropriate county clerk. A voted ballot from a voter-participant shall be considered timely if it is received no later than the deadline for receiving mailed absentee ballots or mailed ballots pursuant to Section 1-6-10 NMSA 1978.B. When a voted ballot is received from a voter-participant, the appropriate county clerk or election board shall compare the random identifier provided by the voter-participant under the privacy flap to the list of random identifiers provided by the administrator for that election. If the random identifier appears in both places, the appropriate county clerk shall verify that the verification code assigned to that random identifier for that election matches the verification code provided by the voter-participant under the privacy flap in lieu of the voter's signature. If the verification code is on the list provided by the administrator for use in that election and matches the random identifier assigned by the administrator to identify the voter-participant, the ballot shall be qualified and processed in the same manner as mailed absentee ballots or mailed ballots received and qualified in that election.C. If either the random identifier or the verification code is missing, or if the random identifier and verification code under the privacy flap do not match, the ballot shall not be qualified and shall be disposed of in the same manner as mailed absentee ballots or mailed ballots received in that election and not qualified.D. Following an election and within the time frames provided in the Election Code, the appropriate county clerk shall provide to the administrator using the random identifier for that election the voter credit information for each voter-participant who voted and the appropriate notations for any voter-participant whose election mail was returned as undeliverable.History: Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 7. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 7 effective July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 1-6C-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6C - Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage|Section 1-6C-8 - Statewide election; state canvass report.

The secretary of state shall prepare a public report to be included with the state canvass results of each statewide election. The report shall include the total number of statewide:A. participants;B. voter-participants who were sent a ballot; C. voter-participants who returned a ballot; andD. ballots from voter-participants that were qualified and counted.History: Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 8. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 8 effective July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 1-6C-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 6C - Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage|Section 1-6C-9 - Judicial proceedings.

A. In a judicial proceeding related to an election, upon good cause shown and only as is required to complete the judicial proceeding, a judge may permit in-camera inspection of a voter-participant's voter registration information and information related to participation in the confidential substitute address program.B. The administrator shall be notified and joined as an indispensable party on behalf of the confidential substitute address program in a judicial proceeding related to an election whenever a judge considers permitting in-camera inspection of any information related to a voter-participant and before such determination is made.C. In a judicial proceeding related to an election in which the secretary of state is a party in the secretary's capacity as the chief election officer of the state and the administrator is joined as an indispensable party on behalf of the confidential substitute address program, the attorney general shall provide separate representation for the secretary of state and for the administrator.D. Information reviewed in-camera pursuant to this section shall not be admitted into evidence unless the information is the basis for the final judgment by the court.History: Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 9. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 13 made Laws 2019, ch. 226, § 9 effective July 1, 2019.
NM Stat § 1-7-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 7 - Political Parties|Section 1-7-1 - Political parties; conditions for use of ballot.

All nominations of candidates for public office in New Mexico made by political parties shall be made pursuant to the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978]. No political party shall be permitted to have the names of its candidates printed on any election ballot unless and until it has qualified as provided in the Election Code. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-7-1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 144. ANNOTATIONSParty must file rules and regulations with secretary of state before candidates appear on ballot. — The first step that must be taken by a political party before the names of its candidates may be placed upon the ballot in the general election is to make, adopt and file through its state central committee, or other governing body, a set of rules and regulations providing for its convention and organization, the manner of calling and conducting its elections, the mode of selection of delegates to such conventions, the manner of selecting members of its state central committee, the state chairman and other officers and members of its governing bodies, the powers and duties of such officers, committees and governing bodies, the method of selecting nominees for such offices, and the means and manner of filling vacancies in such offices, committees and governing bodies and on the party ballot. Such rules and regulations must be filed with the secretary of state within 30 days after the organization of the party and at least 60 days before the general election, if the party desires to have the names of its candidates placed on the ballot for national, state or district officers. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-113 (opinion rendered under former law). Political party must hold convention for purpose of nominating candidates for such offices. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-113 (opinion rendered under former law). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 25 Am. Jur. 2d Elections § 198 et seq. 29 C.J.S. Elections § 84.
NM Stat § 1-7-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 7 - Political Parties|Section 1-7-3 - Rules and regulations; contents.

The secretary of state and the county clerk shall not accept the rules and regulations of any political party for filing unless such rules and regulations provide: A. a method for nominating candidates for the general election; B. a method for calling and conducting conventions; C. a method for selection of delegates to conventions; D. a method for selection of state central committee members, a state chairman and other party officers, and all other members of governing bodies of the party; E. a method for filling vacancies in party offices, committees and other governing bodies; F. the powers and duties of party officers, committees and other governing bodies; G. for the structure of the state and county party organizations; H. that meetings to elect any party officers, including delegates, shall be held at a public place during the week specified by the state party chairman; I. that notice of such meetings shall be published by the officers of the county party organization in a newspaper of general circulation at least fourteen days prior to the meeting and the notice shall specify the time, date and place for holding the meeting; and J. a method for amending the party rules and regulations. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-7-3, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 146. ANNOTATIONSCounty chairman and precinct chairman not automatically delegates. — Nowhere in the New Mexico statutes is it provided that county chairmen and precinct chairmen automatically become delegates by virtue of their positions. In order to be delegates they must be elected in the same manner that other delegates are elected. 1966 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-17. Party to file with secretary of state to place candidates on ballots for national, etc., offices. — When a party wishes to place candidates on the ballots for national, state, district and legislative offices from multiple county districts, such party must comply with this section by filing its rules and regulations with the secretary of state. 1956 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 56-6559. Party must file with county clerk for county offices. — If a party is interested in having candidates on the ballot for county offices, such party must comply with this section by filing its rules and regulations with the county clerk. 1956 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 56-6559. Rules need not be filed with county clerk for election of district attorney. — The secretary of state is not concerned with the question of whether there have been party rules and regulations filed with county clerks with reference to the nomination or election to the office of the district attorney. The office of district attorney is a state office. 1956 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 56-6559. Nominations for congress must follow rules and regulations. — It is clear that nominations to fill vacancies in United States congress are to be made in accordance with the rules and regulations of the respective parties. 1956 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 56-6540.
NM Stat § 1-7-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 7 - Political Parties|Section 1-7-4 - Rules and regulations; filing; fee.

A. Each political party shall file its rules and regulations, along with petitions containing the required number of signatures, if the signature provision is applicable to the party, within thirty days after its organization and no later than twenty-three days after the primary election before any general election in which it is authorized to participate. B. Within seven days after the filing of the political party's rules and qualifying petitions, the secretary of state shall notify the political party whether the rules and qualifying petitions are in proper order and that the party has qualified. The secretary of state shall notify all county clerks in the state of the qualification of that political party and post notice of qualification on the secretary of state's web site. C. Political parties filing rules and regulations with the county clerk shall pay the standard filing fee. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-7-4, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 147; 1977, ch. 222, § 17; 1983, ch. 232, § 8; 1995, ch. 124, § 9; 2014, ch. 40, § 1; 2014, ch. 81, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2014 amendment, effective March 12, 2014, provided for the filing of a qualifying petition and notice of qualification as a party; provided for standardized filing dates; in Subsection A, after "rules and regulations", added "along with petitions containing the required number signatures, if the signature provision is applicable to the party", after "no later than" deleted "the first Tuesday in April" and added "twenty-three days after the primary election", and after "before any", added "general"; and added Subsection B. Laws 2014, ch. 40, § 1, effective March 7, 2014, and Laws 2014, ch. 81, § 1, effective March 12, 2014, enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2014, ch. 81, § 1. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978. The 1995 amendment, effective January 1, 1996, substituted "first Tuesday in April" for "second Tuesday in July" in Subsection A. Party must file with secretary of state for national, etc., offices. — When a party wishes to place candidates on the ballots for national, state, district and legislative offices from multiple county districts, such party must comply with this section by filing its rules and regulations with the secretary of state. 1956 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 56-6559 (opinion rendered under former law).
NM Stat § 1-7-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 7 - Political Parties|Section 1-7-5 - Rules and regulations; amendment.

Political party rules and regulations filed as required by the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] are subject to amendment only in the manner provided for in such rules and regulations. No amendments shall be made less than one hundred twenty days prior to any general election, nor shall any amendment be effective until thirty days after being filed. Amendments shall be filed in the same manner as original party rules and regulations are filed. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-7-5, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 148; 1975, ch. 255, § 98.