United States — New Mexico
NMSA 1-4-3. Registration declared permanent
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A qualified elector’s registration is permanent unless the certificate is canceled under the Election Code.
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A qualified elector’s registration is permanent unless the certificate is canceled under the Election Code.
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The county clerk must cancel a voter registration only for listed reasons, and a voter’s written cancellation request must meet signature/witnessing or form requirements.
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This section is repealed.
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When a registration is canceled, the county clerk must handle the original certificate as directed by the secretary of state and keep canceled registration records for six years before they may be destroyed.
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This section is repealed.
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The county commissioners must appoint the county board of registration, with a smaller board allowed in counties under 5,000 residents, and board members must meet party-registration and employment restrictions.
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The county clerk or an authorized deputy must serve as secretary to the board of registration.
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Board of registration members must be paid per diem and mileage, and that compensation must be included in the regular county budget.
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Board of registration members serve for a set term and must qualify by filing the required oath with the county clerk.
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Board of registration meetings must be open, its reports and records must be publicly inspectable, certain personal identifiers must not be disclosed, and board members are entitled to per diem and mileage.
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A registration officer must not charge a qualified elector any fee or require payment for performing a duty connected with registration.
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The county board must provide necessary clerical help to the county clerk for registration work and cover that expense in the county budget.
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This section requires automatic voter registration steps during certain driver licensing transactions and sets duties for the motor vehicle division, secretary of state, and county clerks.
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The secretary of state must make memorandums of understanding with covered agencies and tribal governments, and must adopt rules to get signatures when records are otherwise complete.
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This section creates a state-agency voter registration program and sets duties for agencies, the secretary of state, and the human services department.
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Third-party registration agents must register with the secretary of state, and organizations using them must file specified information and certificates on time.
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This section sets steps for voter registration, including who may apply, how the registration form must be completed, what receipt must be given, how the certificate must be signed or marked, and when the original certificate must go to the county clerk. It also forbids unauthorized copying, conveying, or use of certai
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This section sets out how a qualified elector can register to vote and how registration forms and certificates must be handled.
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A qualified elector may register to vote at certain state offices, including some agencies and designated offices, and may also register or update an address when applying for a driver’s license, renewal, or ID card if not already registered or automatically registered.
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If a qualified elector lives where there is no specific physical address, they may use a mailing address plus a location description, and they will be assigned to a precinct based on that description. The secretary of state must issue rules on acceptable non-physical addresses.