2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 22 - Local Elections
Section 1-22-19 - Absentee voting; alternate voting locations.
A. The provisions of the Absent Voter Act [1-6-1 through 1-6-18 NMSA 1978] and Uniform Military and Overseas Voter [Voters] Act [Chapter 1, Article 6B NMSA 1978] apply to absentee voting in local elections.
B. Early voting shall be conducted in each office of the county clerk pursuant to Section 1-6-5 NMSA 1978 and at such alternate voting locations as may be established by the county clerk pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-6-5.7 NMSA 1978.
C. A county clerk shall provide at least one alternate early voting or mobile alternate voting location in a municipality when requested by a municipality in the county; provided that the:
(1) municipality submits a written request to the county clerk no later than January 30 of the year of the local election;
(2) alternate early voting or mobile alternate voting location may operate for less than the full early voting period, to be decided upon between the municipality and the county clerk;
(3) location of the alternate early voting or mobile alternate voting location in the municipality conforms to the requirements for alternate early voting locations; and
(4) municipality provides the facility and services for the alternate early voting or mobile alternate voting location.
History: 1978 Comp., § 1-22-19, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, § 21; 1987, ch. 249, § 51; 1999, ch. 267, § 35; 2015, ch. 145, § 86; repealed and reenacted by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 32.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 32 repealed 1-22-19 NMSA 1978 and enacted a new section effective July 1, 2018.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, removed certain restrictions on absentee voting procedures; in Subsection A, after "appearing on the ballot in", deleted "his" and added "the voter's", after "precinct as if", deleted "he" and added "the voter", and after "casting", deleted "his" and added "the"; and in Subsection B, after "Absent Voter Act", deleted "of the Election Code", after "date of the election.", added "In addition", after "electronic voting machine", deleted "from 8:00 a.m." and added "at alternate voting locations at any time beginning", and after "preceding an election", deleted "until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday" and added "through the Saturday".
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, in Subsection A, deleted language from the beginning of the section which described reasons that a voter may vote by absentee ballot, and made stylistic changes; added the last sentence to Subsection B; and, in Subsection C, substituted "a regular precinct board" for "other precinct board" in the first sentence.
