2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 6 - Absentee Voting
Section 1-6-9 - Manner of voting; alternate delivery methods.
1-6-9. Manner of voting; alternate delivery methods.
Except as provided in Section 1-6-5 or Section 1-6-5.7 NMSA 1978, a person voting pursuant to the Absent Voter Act shall secretly mark the absentee ballot in the manner provided in the Election Code for marking paper ballots, place it in the official inner envelope and securely seal the envelope. The voter shall then place the official inner envelope inside the official mailing envelope and securely seal the envelope. The voter shall then complete the form on the reverse of the official mailing envelope, which shall include a statement by the voter under penalty of perjury that the facts stated in the form are true and the voter's name, registration address and year of birth. Voters shall either deliver or mail the official mailing envelope to the county clerk of their county of residence.
History: 1953 Comp., 3-6-9, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, 135; 1977, ch. 269, 7; 1979, ch. 57, 1; 1983, ch. 232, 3; 1987, ch. 327, 12; 1991, ch. 105, 12; 1993, ch. 20, 3; 1999, ch. 267, 12; 2003, ch. 355, 6; 2005, ch. 270, 47; 2008, ch. 59, 7; 2009, ch. 251, 10; 2015, ch. 145, 47.