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NM Stat § 1-1-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-16 - Registration officer.

As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], "registration officer" means the secretary of state, a county clerk or a clerk's authorized deputy, a member of the board of registration or a state employee performing registration duties in accordance with the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 or Section 1-4-5.2 NMSA 1978. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-1-15, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 16; 1995, ch. 198, § 1; 2005, ch. 270, § 4. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For application for registration to be made to registration officer only, see 1-4-5 NMSA 1978. For the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, see 40 U.S.C. Sections 1973gg et seq. The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, provided that "registration officer" included the secretary of state, the authorized deputy of a county clerk, and a state employee performing registration duties in accordance with the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 or Section 1-4-5.2 NMSA 1978. The 1995 amendment, effective April 6, 1995, inserted "or" following "deputy" and deleted "or a deputy registration officer" from the end.
NM Stat § 1-1-16.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-16.1 - Registration agent.

As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], "registration agent" means a state or federal employee who provides voter registration at a state agency, or a tribal registration agent office, or any other individual who assists another person in completion of a voter registration application. History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 81 made the act effective July 1, 2005.
NM Stat § 1-1-16.2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-16.2 - New registrant.

As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], "new registrant" means a person who was not registered to vote in the state at the time the person registered to vote. History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 81 made the act effective July 1, 2005.
NM Stat § 1-1-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-17 - Person authorized to administer oaths.

As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], "person authorized to administer oaths" means any person empowered by the laws of any state, the federal government or of any foreign country to administer oaths. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-1-16, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 17. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For false swearing, see 1-20-10 NMSA 1978. For oath administered by legislative officers, see 2-1-2 NMSA 1978. For oath administered by chairman of board of county commissioners, see 4-38-11 NMSA 1978. For oath administered by county surveyor, see 4-42-3 NMSA 1978. For oath administered by notaries public, see 14-12A-1, 14-13-3 NMSA 1978. For oath administered by county clerks, district court clerks, probate court clerks, secretary of state, etc., see 14-13-3 NMSA 1978. For oath administered by magistrates, see 35-3-1 NMSA 1978. For oath administered by highway commission, see 67-3-10 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 1-1-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-18 - Oath includes affirmation.

As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], "oath" includes affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in like cases the word "swear" includes affirm. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-1-17, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 18. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For executing false statement of eligibility to vote as perjury, see 1-12-8 NMSA 1978. For false swearing to secure assistance in voting as perjury, see 1-12-13 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 1-1-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-20 - Major fractions.

In any place in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] requiring counting or computation of numbers, any fraction or decimal greater than one-half of a whole number shall be counted as a whole number. History: 1978 Comp., § 1-1-20, enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 378, § 2.
NM Stat § 1-1-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-21 - County chairman.

In the event that a county chairman is designated a duty under the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] and a political party in a county does not have a county chairman to carry out the designated duty and where there are no other provisions delegating the duty assigned to the county chairman, the state chairman of the political party shall carry out the designated duty. History: Laws 1995, ch. 124, § 18.
NM Stat § 1-1-22 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-22 - Computation of time; deadlines.

For the purpose of the Election Code, time periods of less than eleven days shall be computed as calendar days; provided, however, that if an actual deadline falls on a weekend or state-recognized holiday, the next business day shall be the deadline, unless the deadline is expressed as a day of the week, in which case that day remains the actual deadline. History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 1; 2015, ch. 145, § 6. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For computation of time, see 12-2A-7 NMSA 1978. The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, clarified the computation of time for purposes of deadlines when the deadline falls on a weekday; after "deadline", added "unless the deadline is expressed as a day of the week, in which case that day remains the actual deadline".
NM Stat § 1-1-23 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-23 - Unique identifier.

As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], "unique identifier" means a randomly generated series of numbers, letters or symbols assigned to a voter, which shall not be the voter's social security number or date of birth. History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 5; 2007, ch. 337, § 4. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, defined "unique identifier" as a randomly generated series of numbers, letters or symbols assigned to a voter, which shall not be the voter's birth date.
NM Stat § 1-1-24 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-24 - Required voter identification.

As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], "required voter identification" means any of the following forms of identification as chosen by the voter: A. a physical form of identification, which may be: (1) an original or copy of a current and valid photo identification with or without an address, which address is not required to match the voter's certificate of registration; or (2) an original or copy of a utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, student identification card or other government document, including identification issued by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, that shows the name and address of the person, the address of which is not required to match the voter's certificate of registration; or B. a verbal or written statement by the voter of the voter's name, registration address and year of birth; provided, however, that the statement of the voter's name need not contain the voter's middle initial or suffix. History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 6; 2008, ch. 59, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2008 amendment, effective May 14, 2008, deleted "voter identification card" in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A; deleted "unique identifier" in Subsection B; and added "registration address" in Subsection B.
NM Stat § 1-1-25 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-25 - Voter information.

As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], "voter information" means a document containing the person's name, address and precinct number that is issued by the county clerk or the secretary of state. History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 7; 2007, ch. 337, § 5. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, changed "voter identification card" to "voter information" and provided that voter information may be issued by the secretary of state.
NM Stat § 1-1-26 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 1-1-26 - Petitions; nominations; requirements before signed by voters; invalidated petitions.

A. The following information shall be listed in the appropriate space at the top of a nominating petition before the petition has been signed by a voter:(1) the candidate's name as it appears on the candidate's certificate of registration;(2) the address where the candidate resides;(3) the office sought by the candidate;(4) if the office sought is a districted office or a division within a judicial district or has been assigned a position number for purposes of the election, the district, division or position number of the office sought; (5) if the office sought will be on the general election ballot, the party affiliation of the candidate or that the candidate is unaffiliated with any qualified political party; and(6) if the office sought will be nominated at a political party primary, the party affiliation of voters permitted to sign the petition.B. With or without a showing of fraud or a reasonable opportunity for fraud, a nominating petition page, including all signatures on the petition page, shall be invalid if any of the information required by Subsection A of this section is not listed on the petition before the petition page is signed by a voter or if any of the required information is subsequently changed in any way. History: Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 13. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 286, contained an emergency clause and was approved April 3, 2019. Form of nominating petitions. — Where petitioner sought preprimary designation as a candidate for the office of United States representative from New Mexico's third congressional district at the 2020 republican party pre-primary convention, and where petitioner filed forty-nine nominating petitions containing over 700 signatures, along with her declaration of candidacy, and where the secretary of state invalidated the signatures on forty-four of petitioner's nominating petitions because those petitions omitted the heading "2020 Primary Nominating Petition", which the secretary of state deemed to be critical information required by law, the secretary of state's refusal to accept any nominating petition that did not have the heading at issue was improper because the substance of the invalidated nominating petitions conformed with the form prescribed by § 1-8-30 NMSA 1978 and therefore met the requirements of the Election Code. Morper v. Toulouse Oliver, 2020-NMSC-012.
NM Stat § 1-2-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 2 - Election Officers and Boards|Section 1-2-2.1 - Administrative complaints; procedures.

A. The secretary of state shall adopt rules for an administrative procedure for hearing complaints on violations of the provisions of Title III of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, including provisions related to voting system standards, provisional voting procedures, voter registration procedures and operational standards of the statewide voter registration system. B. A person who determines that there is a violation or that a violation is about to occur pursuant to this section may file a complaint with the secretary of state. Complaints may be consolidated by the secretary. C. Complaints shall be in writing, signed and sworn by the person filing the complaint and notarized. D. The hearing shall be on the record if the complainant requests. E. If the hearing officer determines that there is a violation, an appropriate remedy shall be provided. If there is no violation, the complaint shall be dismissed and the results of the hearing made available to the public. F. A final decision shall be made within ninety days of the filing of the complaint unless the complainant consents to extending the deadline. If the deadline is not met, the complaint shall be resolved within sixty days through alternative dispute resolution procedures established pursuant to the Governmental Dispute [Prevention] Resolution Act [Chapter 12, Article 8A NMSA 1978]. Records and materials from the hearing shall be available for use in an alternative dispute resolution procedure. History: Laws 2003, ch. 356, § 5. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For Title III of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, see 42 U.S.C. § 15481 et seq. Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 356, § 34 made Laws 2003, ch. 356, § 5 effective July 1, 2003.
NM Stat § 1-2-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 2 - Election Officers and Boards|Section 1-2-3 - Secretary of state; instructions; forms; certificates.

A. The secretary of state shall prepare and furnish to each county: (1) sufficient forms, blanks, records, files or other equipment deemed necessary by him for the registration of voters, including suitable instructions concerning their use for each registration officer; (2) printed forms of additional election certificates; and (3) instructions to voters which shall set forth in nontechnical language the manner in which voters cast their ballots. B. All registration or voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance or other information relating to the electoral process shall be printed in both English and Spanish. C. Where a minority language is historically unwritten, all proclamations, registration or voting notices, instructions, assistance or other information relating to the electoral process shall be made available orally in the respective minority language, through the media when practicable, in public meetings and on election day at the polls. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-3, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 24; 1975, ch. 255, § 9; 1977, ch. 124, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For secretary of state prescribing identification badges for precinct board members and challengers, see 1-2-18 and 1-2-24 NMSA 1978. For secretary prescribing form of affidavit of registration under Voter Records System Act, see 1-5-19 NMSA 1978. For the secretary prescribing the form of the application for absentee ballot, see 1-6-4 NMSA 1978. For order on ballots of offices to be voted on, see 1-10-3 and 1-10-8 NMSA 1978. For secretary prescribing the form of tally sheets and signature rosters, see 1-11-15 NMSA 1978. For secretary prescribing form of signature roster certificates and precinct board member's oath, see 1-11-16 NMSA 1978. For secretary prescribing form for proposed constitutional amendments, see 1-16-7 NMSA 1978. Duty of secretary of state is limited to furnishing of supplies to the various counties according to the demand of each county. The secretary of state has no duty to register, or cause to be registered, any voter. This is the duty of the registration officers of the individual counties. The affidavits of registration as well as other voting supplies are paid for by the state. There is no provision under which the various county clerks or registration officials can obtain affidavits of registration from any other source. 1959 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 59-169 (opinion rendered under former law).
NM Stat § 1-2-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 2 - Election Officers and Boards|Section 1-2-3.1 - Secretary of state; multipurpose registration form.

The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of a multipurpose certificate of registration, which shall be printed in English and Spanish. The certificate of registration form shall be clear and understandable to the average person and shall include brief but sufficient instructions to enable the qualified elector to complete the form. The certificate of registration form shall replace the affidavit of registration. History: 1978 Comp., § 1-2-3.1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 314, § 3 and by Laws 1993, ch. 316, § 3. ANNOTATIONSDuplicate laws. — Laws 1993, ch. 314, § 3 and Laws 1993, ch. 316, § 3 enacted identical new sections of law. Both were compiled as 1-2-3.1 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 1-2-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 2 - Election Officers and Boards|Section 1-2-4 - Secretary of state; training and instructions to precinct boards [election boards]; training manual.

A. The secretary of state shall provide: (1) instructions for the precinct board [election board], which shall include a brief nontechnical explanation of its duties as required by the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978]; and (2) a single training manual containing standard guidelines for the operations and processes of statewide elections, including pre-election day activities, election-day activities and post-election-day activities. Separate manuals for voting systems may be provided for each county, or if the single training manual is in a looseleaf binder format, sections for the voting systems used in a given county may be inserted in the training manual for that county. B. When any specific duty is imposed by the instructions issued under the Election Code, the duty shall be deemed to be a requirement of the law. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-4, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 25; 1975, ch. 255, § 10; 2005, ch. 270, § 11; 2007, ch. 336, § 2. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 283, effective April 3, 2019, provided that references in the Election Code to "precinct board", shall be deemed to be references to "election board", as that term is defined in Section 1-1-13 NMSA 1978.Cross references. — For the secretary of state providing instruction on procedure whereby precinct board shall determine identity of last person in line at time polls close, see 1-12-26 NMSA 1978. The 2007 amendment, effective April 2, 2007, permitted the secretary of state to provide separate manuals for voting systems for each county or if a single training manual is in a looseleaf binder, sections of the voting system used in a given county may be inserted in the manual for that county. The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, added Subsection A(2) to provide that the secretary of state shall provide a single training manual.
NM Stat § 1-2-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 2 - Election Officers and Boards|Section 1-2-5 - Secretary of state; election seminars.

In carrying out his duties under the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], the secretary of state shall, once before each and every statewide election, cause to be organized and conducted at convenient places and times in this state seminars on the administration of the Election Code. The secretary of state shall send written notice of the seminar to each county clerk setting forth the time and place of the seminar. Each county clerk, one of his designated deputies and one voting machine technician shall attend the seminar. Per diem and mileage shall be paid out of the funds appropriated to the secretary of state. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-5, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 26; 1975, ch. 255, § 11. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For schools of instruction for precinct board members and others, see 1-2-17 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 1-2-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 2 - Election Officers and Boards|Section 1-2-8 - Repealed.

History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-9, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 14; 1987, ch. 249, § 1; 1991, ch. 105, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 1-2-8, repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284 repealed 1-2-8 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 14, relating to precinct board, lists from major political parties, effective April 3, 2019. For provisions of former section, see the 2018 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-2-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 2 - Election Officers and Boards|Section 1-2-9 - Election board; standby list.

A. Not less than twenty-one days prior to the date for appointing members of election boards, the county clerk shall publish a notice once in a newspaper of general circulation to the effect that election boards are to be appointed for the specified number of precincts, stating the number of persons composing each board and that applications for the standby list will be accepted at the county clerk's office.B. The county clerk shall then compile from the individual applicants a standby list of election board members. The persons on the standby list shall have the same qualifications and comply with the same requirements as provided for election board members. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-9.1, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 15; 1991, ch. 105, § 3; 2019, ch. 212, § 21.ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, replaced "precinct board" with "election board" throughout the section. The 1991 amendment, effective April 2, 1991, in Subsection A, deleted "and alternates" following "precinct boards" in two places and deleted "and the number of alternates for each board" following "composing each board" near the end of the subsection.
NM Stat § 1-2-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 2 - Election Officers and Boards|Section 1-2-10 - Repealed.

History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-9.2, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 16; 2010, ch. 90, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 1-2-10, repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284 repealed 1-2-10 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 16, relating to precinct board, appointment by county clerk, effective April 3, 2019. For provisions of former section, see the 2018 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 1-2-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 2 - Election Officers and Boards|Section 1-2-11 - Election board; assignment.

Wherever possible, the county clerk shall assign persons appointed as election board members to serve in precincts wherein they reside or in precincts located in the representative district wherein they reside. In the event of a shortage or absence of election board members in certain precincts, the county clerk may, in the best interest of the election process, assign appointed election board members to serve on any election board in the county; provided that such appointed board members shall not change the proportionate representation of each party on the board. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-10.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 5; 2011, ch. 137, § 15; 2019, ch. 212, § 22.ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, replaced "precinct board" with "election board" throughout the section. The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, made stylistic changes.
NM Stat § 1-2-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 1 - Elections|Article 2 - Election Officers and Boards|Section 1-2-13 - Repealed.

History: 1953 Comp., § 3-2-12, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 33; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 137, § 110 repealed 1-2-13 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 33, relating to primary elections and appointment of temporary additional clerks, effective July 1, 2011. For provisions of former section, see the 2010 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.