2016 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 12 - Conduct of Elections
Section 1-12-4.1 - Conduct of elections; suspension of certain voter identification requirements.

NM Stat § 1-12-4.1 (2016) What's This?

1-12-4.1. Conduct of elections; suspension of certain voter identification requirements.

If on election day the amount of time voters must spend in line before being able to vote in the precinct exceeds forty-five minutes, the presiding judge of the precinct shall suspend all physical forms of voter identification requirements other than those mandated by federal law; provided, however, that at the request of two or more precinct board members of different political parties, a voter shall still present the required physical form of identification, and in the case of a voter who does not provide the required name, birth year and unique identifier, the voter shall still be required to present the required physical form of identification.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, 59.

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