2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 1-6-4.3 — Third party agents collecting absentee ballot applications.

1-6-4.3. Third party agents collecting absentee ballot applications.

A.     A person or organization that is not part of a government agency and that collects absentee ballot applications shall submit the applications to the appropriate office for filing within forty-eight hours of their completion or the next business day if the appropriate office is closed for that forty-eight-hour period.

B.     The secretary of state shall establish procedures to ensure that absentee ballot applications collected in accordance with Subsection A of this section can be traced to the person and organization collecting the applications.

C.     A person who intentionally alters or fails to submit a completed absentee ballot application is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

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