2016 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 12 - Conduct of Elections
Section 1-12-8.2 - Conduct of election; election day delivery of absentee ballot by voter; procedures.
1-12-8.2. Conduct of election; election day delivery of absentee ballot by voter; procedures.
A. A voter who requested and received an absentee ballot shall be allowed to deliver the official mailing envelope containing the voter's absentee ballot on election day to any polling location in the county in which the voter is registered if the voter presents the official mailing envelope to the presiding judge before the polls close on election day.
B. The judge shall note that the voter delivered the absentee ballot in person on election day. The official mailing envelope shall not be opened but shall be placed in an envelope provided for delivery to the county clerk. The precinct board shall deliver the unopened official mailing envelopes to the county clerk before midnight on election day.
C. If the unopened official mailing envelope is received by the county clerk from a precinct board before the absent voter precinct board has adjourned, it shall be logged and transmitted to the absent voter precinct board to be tallied immediately. If the unopened mailing envelope is received by the county clerk from a precinct board after the absent voter precinct board has adjourned, it shall be logged and transmitted to the county canvassing board to be tallied and included in the canvass of that county for the appropriate precinct.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, 60; 2007, ch. 336, 16; 2011, ch. 137, 87.
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