New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS
Part 12 - ABSENTEE VOTING
Section 1.10.12.8 - APPLICATION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. An application for a mailed ballot shall be made on the official form prescribed by the secretary of state, either on paper with an original signature or through the official electronic mailed ballot application portal. The form may not be altered, to include the pre-population of voter information, without prior approval from the secretary of state. Completed applications shall require the information specified in the Election Code, Section 1-6-4 NMSA 1978.
B. Upon receipt of a mailed ballot application, the county clerk shall review it for completeness in accordance with the Election Code, Section 1-6-5 NMSA 1978. When it is determined that the applicant does not have a valid certificate of registration on file in that county or the application is not completed or has incorrect information, the application shall be marked "rejected". The county clerk shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for rejection and include the internet address for the official electronic absentee application portal and may also include the paper form mailed ballot application.
C. An application by a federal qualified elector as defined in the Election Code, Section 1-1-4.1 NMSA 1978, consists of one of the methods listed in the Election Code Section 1-6B-3 NMSA 1978.