2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Article 22 - Local Elections
Section 1-22-19 - Early voting; municipal early voting locations.
In a regular local election, a county clerk shall provide at least one alternate voting or mobile alternate voting location in a municipality when requested by a municipality in the county; provided that the:
A. municipality elects its municipal officers at the regular local election and submits a written request to the county clerk no later than January 30 of the year of the local election;
B. alternate 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;
C. location of the alternate voting or mobile alternate voting location in the municipality conforms to the requirements for alternate voting locations; and
D. municipality provides the facility and services for the alternate 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Comp., § 1-22-19, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, § 21; 1987, ch. 249, § 51; 1999, ch. 267, § 35; 2015, ch. 145, § 86; repealed and reenacted by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 32; 2019, ch. 212, § 152.
ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 32 repealed 1-22-19 NMSA 1978 and enacted a new section effective July 1, 2018.
The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, revised the procedures for early voting; deleted former Subsections A and B and redesignated former Paragraphs C(1) through C(4) as Subsections A through D, respectively; in the introductory clause, added "In a regular local election", and in Subsection A, after "municipality", added "elects its municipal officers at the regular local election and".
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.
