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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1: Elections
Article 5: Voter Records System, 1-5-1 through 1-5-31
Section 1-5-3: Act is mandatory and supplemental to Election Code.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 1-5-3 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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1-5-30. Secretary of state; establishment of statewide computerized voter registration system.

A. The secretary of state shall develop, implement, establish and supervise a statewide computerized voter registration system that complies with the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central database containing voter registration information for New Mexico.

B. The statewide computerized voter registration system shall:

(1) provide for the establishment and maintenance of a central database for all voter registration information;

(2) permit the offices of all county clerks to add, modify and delete county information from the system to provide for accurate and up-to-date records;

(3) permit the offices of the county clerks and the bureau of elections to have access to the central database for review and search capabilities;

(4) provide security and protection for all information in the central database and monitor the central database to ensure the prevention of unauthorized entry;

(5) provide procedures for entering data into the central database; and

(6) provide a centralized system for each county to enter the precinct to which a voter should be assigned for voting purposes.

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