New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 10 - ELECTIONS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS
Part 8 - PROCEDURES FOR STATE AGENCY BASED VOTER REGISTRATION UNDER THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT
Section 1.10.8.18 - APPENDICES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Motor vehicle division voter registration agent manual
APPENDIX A
COMPLIANCE GUIDE FOR THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT
MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION
VOTER
REGISTRATION
AGENT
MANUAL
OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
STEPHANIE GONZALES
compiled by the
Bureau of Elections
December 1, 1994
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual has been prepared by the Bureau of Elections to assist in the implementation of voter registration activities in state agencies. It is not meant to supersede federal or state laws or rules, nor does it have the force of law. To obtain copies of the National Voter Registration Act or other information about the contents of this reference manual, or to suggest modifications, you may contact:
Bureau of Elections
Office of the Secretary of State
State Capitol, Room 419
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
REGISTRATION HOTLINE
For answers to more urgent questions about voter registration rules and procedures, contact your local county clerk (see page 19) or call the Bureau of Elections at either of these numbers:
or
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
MOTOR VEHICLE-BASED VOTER REGISTRATION
MVD's role under NVRA
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
Doing it by the Numbers
RESPONSIBILITIES
of Site Personnel & Coordinators
COUNTY CLERKS
DEFINITIONS
November 18, 1994
TO:Voter Registration Agents and Site Coordinators
The enactment of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (also known as "Motor Voter") represented a response to the need to make voter registration more widely available to the citizens of this country. The act accomplishes this goal by requiring various public agency offices to provide voter registration services.
Governor's Executive Order 94-11 directs designated state agencies throughout New Mexico to cooperate in fully implementing this new law, beginning on January 1, 1995.
Motor vehicle departments, state agencies providing public assistance, armed forces recruitment centers, public libraries, universities and colleges are participating in this endeavor.
The objectives of the NVRA are clear:
increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote, protect the integrity of the electoral process by ensuring accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained, and enhance voter participation of eligible citizens.
This manual was prepared to assist voter registration agents and coordinators in implementing this historic law. And it is to them that this manual is dedicated. It is they who are the frontline troops in this momentous effort to foster greater voter participation.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Gonzales
Secretary of State
MOTOR VEHICLE-BASED VOTER REGISTRATION:
MVD'S role under NVRA
What is a Registration Agent?
A registration agent is a state employee who provides voter registration at a state agency or any other individual who assists another person in completion of a voter registration application.
Registration Agent qualifications
A registration agent must be able to read and write legibly and be otherwise competent to perform the duties required under the NVRA.
Duties of the Registration Agent
Registration Agents may perform their lawful duties at any location within the State of New Mexico. They shall provide any qualified elector with an opportunity to register to vote regardless of political affiliation, religion or race; and, shall perform their lawful duties without charge as follows:
Providing assistance - how much is enough?
Motor vehicle offices providing voter registration must provide the same degree of assistance, including bilingual assistance when necessary, to individuals completing a voter registration form as they offer to individuals completing the motor vehicle office forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance.
Active outreach required
The National Voter Registration Act requires that motor vehicle licensure and voter registration be offered simultaneously. Applicants for a driver's license, renewal, change of address, identification card, or a change of voter registration must always be offered both forms.
What about those who decline to register?
Applicants may decline the opportunity to register to vote by simply refusing to sign the application to register. However, the individual must always be presented with a voter registration application along with the driver's license application (or state-issued I.D. card). Information regarding an individual's failure to sign cannot be used for any purposes other than voter registration.
Confidentiality
Also, the information on the particular office where an individual registered must remain confidential and be used only for voter registration purposes.
What about changes of address?
Finally, any change of address submitted for a motor vehicle driver's license at the site shall also serve as a change of address for voter registration purposes unless the individual states on the application that the change of address is not for voter registration purposes.
Put someone in charge
Each motor vehicle office must appoint one person to be in charge of and responsible for all motor voter activities (see page 16). This individual will monitor supplies of forms, train new employees and coordinate voter registration activities with local and state election officials. While not a full-time task, it will be continuous.
Collection and transmittal of registrations
Collection or transmittal of completed voter registration applications must take place every 10 days. Careful and regular coordination with county clerks is necessary.
No duplication of information requests made of the applicant
In order to streamline the process, federal law requires that any information needed for motor vehicle purposes C which can also be used for voter registration C be requested of the applicant only once. Thus, the registration procedure is designed to ensure that name, address, gender and social security number information obtained for the applicant's drivers license be saved for subsequent use in filling out the voter registration application.
There is one exception to this rule: the applicant's signature and date (item 6, see page 9). The voter registration application does require the applicant to provide a second signature.
The duplicate information used for driver's license, renewal, change of address, or identification card C which is also required for voter registration C is contained in Items 1 C 3 of the voter registration application (see page 9). The process of capturing this duplicate information is designed to occur automatically. When this information is key-entered for motor vehicle purposes, the computer system will temporarily retain it in memory. Immediately upon completion of motor vehicle processing, the registration agent should then insert the voter registration application into the printing device. The retained information will automatically be printed out.
The Registration Agent should then present the voter registration application to the applicant, who is directed to complete any remaining items on the form.
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION:
Doing it by the Numbers
Applicants May Register
if they meet the following requirements:
NOTE: A person may register to be eligible at any time, as there are no residency requirements. However, in order to vote in the next election, the applicant must register at least 28 days prior to that election.
Registration Agents Please Note
the following information is essential
IF A VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
IS TO BE ACCEPTED BY A COUNTY CLERK:
Please be aware that an individual cannot be compelled to give their social security number as a qualification for voter registration.
Registration Agents are not responsible for verification of the truth of any information contained in a voter registration application and are only providing an applicant with the opportunity to register to vote. Agency personnel do not determine if the applicant is qualified to register to vote. However, forms should be reviewed to make sure they are filled out completely.
4 THINGS TO REMEMBER
When providing voter registration service to an applicant, please take note of these four considerations:
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION (PASTE IN)
The information in this item is divided into "street" or "rural address". DO NOT USE POST OFFICE BOX FOR THIS ITEM. The physical address is used by the county clerk to determine the applicant's precinct.
Rural Addresses: For rural addresses, use RFD number, if any. Should the applicant know township, range and section numbers, these can be entered. If none of these are available, direct the applicant's attention to the map at the bottom of the application.
(if different from above)
Post Office boxes or other non-residential addresses may be entered here.
Direct the applicant's attention to the language contained in this item and, should there be questions, explain that New Mexico has a closed primary system, which means that only those affiliated with a major political party may vote in primary elections.
If an applicant declines to state a party affiliation or wishes to indicate a status "independent" of party affiliation, instruct the applicant to check the NO PARTY BOX contained in ITEM 4.
Use the following abbreviations for party affiliation:
MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES (as of November 8, 1994)
Democratic Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM
Green Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GRN
Republican Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP
MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES
American Independent Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIP
Citizen's Party of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . CNM
First New Mexican Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FNM
Independent New Mexican Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . NMI
La Raza Unida de Nuevo Mejico . . . . . . . . . . . . . LRU
Libertarian Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . LIB
New Mexico Socialist Party . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . SNM
New Party of New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PNM
Peace and Freedom Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAF
People's Constitutional Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCP
Prohibitionist Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRO
Socialist Labor Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SLP
Socialist Worker's Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWP
Worker's World Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WWP
The telephone number is optional and may only be made public for election purposes. The choice is up to the applicant and the voter registration application may not be rejected for refusal to give the telephone number.
The applicant should carefully read the attestation before signing. The voter registration application also needs to be dated to the right of the signature line.
This line is to be filled in only if a registration agent provided substantial assistance in filling out the form for the applicant. It DOES NOT have to be signed by agency intake personnel unless the assistance provided includes the actual filling out of the form.
Leave all shaded areas at the bottom of the application blank.
These are for county clerk use only.
A & B CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR NAME
This information is on the lower portion of the voter registration application and is for changes only. Line A is for those previously registered voters who have moved from another county or state. If a registered voter has moved from an address in the county to a new address in the same county, a new registration application must be filled out.
C RURAL ADDRESSES, NON-STREET ADDRESSES, OR NON-TRADITIONAL PLACES
Line C is particularly important if an applicant does not have a physical address. Detailed instructions for drawing a map of the residence's location are provided for the applicant in Item C of the voter registration application.
For Voters Who Request
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
If a voter requests cancellation of registration,
direct them to the Office of the County Clerk for instructions.
See page 19 for roster of county clerks.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF SITE PERSONNEL & COORDINATORS
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MVD PERSONNEL
The 5 Steps
Motor Vehicle Division personnel
involved in agency voter registration activity
are PROHIBITED from:
® seeking to influence an applicant's political party preference;
® displaying any political preference or party allegiance;
® making any statement or taking any action whose purpose or effect is to discourage the applicant from completing the voter registration application; or
® disclosing to any other individual that the applicant has applied to register to vote at a motor vehicle office.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MVD SITE COORDINATOR
Putting Someone
in Charge
COUNTY CLERKS ROSTER
BERNALILLO COUNTY
Judy D. Woodward
One Civic Plaza, 6th Fl.
Albuquerque, NM 87103
CATRON COUNTY
Sharon Armijo
Box 197
Reserve, NM 87830
CHAVES COUNTY
Rhoda C. Goodloe
Box 580
Roswell, NM 88202
CIBOLA COUNTY
Patricia A. Aragon
515 W. High
Grants, NM 87020
COLFAX COUNTY
Barbara Castillo
Box 159
Raton, NM 87740
CURRY COUNTY
Coni Jo Lyman
Box 1168
Clovis, NM 88102-1168
DE BACA COUNTY
Shana L. Cleaver
Box 347
Fort Sumner, NM 88119
DONA ANA COUNTY
Rita Torres
251 W. Amador Avenue
Las Cruces, NM 88005
EDDY COUNTY
Karen Davis
Box 850
Carlsbad, NM 88221
GRANT COUNTY
Rena Madrid Cope
Box 989
Silver City, NM 88062
GUADALUPE COUNTY
Mary Silva
420 Park Avenue
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
HARDING COUNTY
Elizabeth Martinez
Box 1002
Mosquero, NM 87733
HIDALGO COUNTY
Belinda C. Chavez
300 S. Shakespeare St.
Lordsburg, NM 88045
LEA COUNTY
Pat Chappelle
Box 1507
Lovington, NM 88260
LINCOLN COUNTY
Martha McKnight Proctor
Box 338
Carrizozo, NM 88301
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY
Nita K. Taylor
P.O. Box 30
Los Alamos, NM 87544
LUNA COUNTY
Natalie Pacheco
Box 1838
Deming, NM 88031
MCKINLEY COUNTY
Carol K. Sloan
Box 1268
Gallup, NM 87301
MORA COUNTY
Pauline G. Espinoza
Box 360
Mora, NM 87732
OTERO COUNTY
Mary D. Quintana
1000 New York Ave., Rm. 108
Alamogordo, NM 88310-6932
QUAY COUNTY
Jeanette Maddaford
Box 1225
Tucumcari, NM 88401
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY
David S. Chavez
Box 158
Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575
ROOSEVELT COUNTY
Maudene Haragan
Roosevelt County Courthouse
Portales, NM 88130
SANDOVAL COUNTY
Sally G. Padilla
Box 40
Bernalillo, NM 87004
SAN JUAN COUNTY
Carol Bandy
Box 550
Aztec, NM 87410
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY
Rebecca A. Medina
San Miguel County Courthouse
Las Vegas, NM 87701
SANTA FE COUNTY
Jona G. Armijo
Box 1985
Santa Fe, NM 87504
SIERRA COUNTY
Lupe Armijo Carrejo
311 Date Street
T or C, NM 87901
SOCORRO COUNTY
Carmen D. Gallegos
Box I
Socorro, NM 87801
TAOS COUNTY
Carmen M. Medina
Box 676
Taos, NM 87571
TORRANCE COUNTY
Carla M. Clayton
Box 48
Estancia, NM 87016
UNION COUNTY
Freida J. Birdwell
Box 430
Clayton, NM 88415
VALENCIA COUNTY
Kandy Cordova
Box 969
Los Lunas, NM 87031
DEFINITIONS
APPLICANT - The person who is offering to register to vote.
CITIZEN - A U.S. citizen, by birth or naturalization.
ELECTION - As used in this manual, "election" means:
FALSE SWEARING - Taking any oath required by the Election Code with the knowledge that the thing or matter sworn to is not a true and correct statement.
FEDERAL OFFICE - President, vice-president, United States senator or United States representative.
GENERATION - Family line of succession, i.e. Jr., II, III, etc.
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE - The term "motor vehicle driver's license" includes any personal identification document issued by a state motor vehicle authority.
PERJURY - The deliberate and willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath or affirmation.
REGISTRANT - The person who is offering to register to vote or is registered (used synonymously with "applicant").
QUALIFIED ELECTOR - Any person who is a citizen of the United States, a resident of the State of New Mexico, who is or will be 18 years of age at the time of the next election, who has not been denied the right to vote by a court of law by reason of mental incapacity or felony conviction.
REGISTRATION AGENT - A registration agent is a state or federal agency employee who provides voter registration at a state agency or any other individual who assists another person in completion of a voter registration application.
REGISTRATION OFFICER - The county clerk or the clerk's authorized deputy.
RESIDENCE - That place in which a person's habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever absent, the intention is to return. A residence is not a post office box.
STATE - The term "state" means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia.
VOTER - Any qualified elector who is registered under the provisions of the New Mexico Election Code.
VOTER REGISTRATION AGENCY - A voter registration agency is an office designated under Section 7(a)(1) of PL 103-31 to perform voter registration activities.
B. New Mexico State Agency Voter Registration Agent Manual
APPENDIX B
COMPLIANCE GUIDE FOR THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT
NEW MEXICO STATE AGENCY
VOTER
REGISTRATION
AGENT
MANUAL
OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
STEPHANIE GONZALES
compiled by the
Bureau of Elections
December 1, 1994
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual has been prepared by the Bureau of Elections to assist in the implementation of voter registration activities in state agencies. It is not meant to supersede federal or state laws or rules, nor does it have the force of law. To obtain copies of the National Voter Registration Act or other information about the contents of this reference manual, or to suggest modifications, you may contact:
Bureau of Elections
Office of the Secretary of State
State Capitol, Room 419
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
REGISTRATION HOTLINE
For answers to more urgent questions about voter registration rules and procedures, contact your local county clerk (see page 19) or call the Bureau of Elections at either of these numbers:
15058273620
or
18004773632
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
AGENCYBASED VOTER REGISTRATION
Your role under NVRA
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
Doing it by the Numbers
RESPONSIBILITIES
of Site Personnel & Coordinators
COUNTY CLERKS
DEFINITIONS
November 18, 1994
TO: Voter Registration Agents and Site Coordinators
The enactment of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (also known as "Motor Voter") represented a response to the need to make voter registration more widely available to the citizens of this country. The act accomplishes this goal by requiring various public agency offices to provide voter registration services.
Governor's Executive Order 9411 directs designated state agencies throughout New Mexico to cooperate in fully implementing this new law, beginning on January 1, 1995.
Motor vehicle departments, state agencies providing public assistance, armed forces recruitment centers, public libraries, universities and colleges are participating in this endeavor.
The objectives of the NVRA are clear:
increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote,
protect the integrity of the electoral process by ensuring accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained, and
enhance voter participation of eligible citizens.
This manual was prepared to assist voter registration agents and coordinators in implementing this historic law. And it is to them that this manual is dedicated. It is they who are the frontline troops in this momentous effort to foster greater voter participation.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Gonzales
Secretary of State
AGENCYBASED VOTER REGISTRATION:
Your role under NVRA
What is AgencyBased Voter Registration?
The National Voter Registration Act requires that qualified electors be given an opportunity to complete a voter registration application when applying for or receiving services at:
When must voter registration be offered?
Individuals must be provided this opportunity not only at the time of their original application for services, but also when filing any recertification, renewal or change of address relating to such services.
Also, if an individual does complete a voter registration application, the particular agency at which the application was completed may not be publicly disclosed.
What is a Registration Agent?
A registration agent is a state employee who provides voter registration at a state agency or any other individual who assists another person in completion of a voter registration application.
Registration Agent Qualifications
A registration agent must be able to read and write legibly and be otherwise competent to perform the duties required under the NVRA.
Duties of the Registration Agent
Registration Agents may perform their lawful duties at any location within the State of New Mexico. They shall provide any qualified elector with an opportunity to register to vote regardless of political affiliation, religion or race; and, shall perform their lawful duties without charge as follows:
Providing assistance how much is enough
Agencies offering voter registration must offer the same degree of assistance, including bilingual assistance when necessary, to individuals completing a voter registration form as they offer to individuals completing the agency's own forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance.
Put someone in charge
Each agency site must appoint one person to be in charge of and responsible for all voter registration activities (see page 16). This individual will monitor supplies of registration forms, declination forms, train new employees and coordinate voter registration activities with local and state election officials. While not a fulltime task, it will be continuous.
Collection and transmittal of registrations
Collection or transmittal of completed voter registration applications must take place every 10 days (see page 16). Careful and regular coordination with county clerks is necessary.
What about those who decline to register?
Qualified electors may decline to apply to register to vote, but must do so in writing or by not checking a box on the declination form.
The declination form
The declination form must be provided whenever a registration application is offered and at each contact for services, recertification, renewal or change of address and must be retained in the applicant's file for 22 months. Each subsequent declination must also be retained for 22 months from the date of signing by the applicant.
Confidentiality
No information regarding a person's decision to complete or decline to complete a voter registration application may be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
Agency Site Code
The agency site coordinator will have the responsibility for entering the agency site code on all registration forms delivered by the county clerk. The agency site code is an alphanumeric code specific to your site. The agency site code stamp will be delivered to your office by the Office of the Secretary of State and is permanently assigned to your office. It should not be used by intake employees, rather all forms must be stamped by the coordinator prior to distribution to intake personnel. Federal law requires this code to be kept absolutely confidential. Furthermore, the stamp must be kept in a secure area and must not be misplaced or lost.
Lost stamps shall be replaced by the agency.
THE DECLINATION FORM
(PASTE IN)
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION:
Doing it by the Numbers
Applicants May Register
if they meet the following requirements:
NOTE: A person may register to be eligible at any time, as there are no residency requirements. However, in order to vote in the next election, the applicant must register at least 28 days prior to that election.
Registration Agents Please Note
the following information is essential
IF A VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
IS TO BE ACCEPTED BY A COUNTY CLERK:
Please be aware that an individual cannot be compelled to give their social security number as a qualification for voter registration.
Registration Agents are not responsible for verification of the truth of any information contained in a voter registration application and are only providing an applicant with the opportunity to register to vote. Agency personnel do not determine if the applicant is qualified to register to vote. However, forms should be reviewed to make sure they are filled out completely.
4 THINGS TO REMEMBER
When providing voter registration service to an applicant, please take note of these four considerations:
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
(PASTE IN)
The information in this item is divided into "street" or "rural address". DO NOT USE POST OFFICE BOX FOR THIS ITEM. The physical address is used by the county clerk to determine the applicant's precinct.
Rural Addresses: For rural addresses, use RFD number, if any. Should the applicant know township, range and section numbers, these can be entered. If none of these are available, direct the applicant's attention to the map at the bottom of the application.
(if different from above)
Post Office boxes or other nonresidential addresses may be entered here.
Direct the applicant's attention to the language contained in this item and, should there be questions, explain that New Mexico has a closed primary system, which means that only those affiliated with a major political party may vote in primary elections.
If an applicant declines to state a party affiliation or wishes to indicate a status "independent" of party affiliation, instruct the applicant to check the NO PARTY BOX contained in ITEM 4.
Use the following abbreviations for party affiliation:
MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES (as of November 8, 1994)
Democratic Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM
Green Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GRN
Republican Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP
MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES
American Independent Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIP
Citizen's Party of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . CNM
First New Mexican Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FNM
Independent New Mexican Party . . . . . . . . . . . . NMI
La Raza Unida de Nuevo Mejico . . . . . . . . . . . . . LRU
Libertarian Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIB
New Mexico Socialist Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SNM
New Party of New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PNM
Peace and Freedom Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAF
People's Constitutional Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCP
Prohibitionist Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRO
Socialist Labor Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SLP
Socialist Worker's Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWP
Worker's World Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WWP
The telephone number is optional and may only be made public for election purposes. The choice is up to the applicant and the voter registration application may not be rejected for refusal to give the telephone number.
The applicant should carefully read the attestation before signing. The voter registration application also needs to be dated to the right of the signature line.
This line is to be filled in only if a registration agent provided substantial assistance in filling out the form for the applicant. It DOES NOT have to be signed by agency intake personnel unless the assistance provided includes the actual filling out of the form.
Leave all shaded areas at the bottom of the application blank.
These are for county clerk use only.
A & B CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR NAME
This information is on the lower portion of the voter registration application and is for changes only. Line A is for those previously registered voters who have moved from another county or state. If a registered voter has moved from an address in the county to a new address in the same county, a new registration application must be filled out.
C RURAL ADDRESSES, NONSTREET ADDRESSES, OR NONTRADITIONAL PLACES
Line C is particularly important if an applicant does not have a physical address. Detailed instructions for drawing a map of the residence's location are provided for the applicant in Item C of the voter registration application.
For Voters Who Request
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
If a voter requests cancellation of registration,
direct them to the Office of the County Clerk for instructions.
See page 19 for roster of county clerks.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF SITE PERSONNEL & COORDINATORS
RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCY INTAKE PERSONNEL
The 5 Steps
RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCY SITE COORDINATOR
Putting Someone in Charge
COUNTY CLERKS ROSTER
BERNALILLO COUNTY
Judy D. Woodward
One Civic Plaza, 6th Fl.
Albuquerque, NM 87103
CATRON COUNTY
Sharon Armijo
Box 197
Reserve, NM 87830
CHAVES COUNTY
Rhoda C. Goodloe
Box 580
Roswell, NM 88202
CIBOLA COUNTY
Patricia A. Aragon
515 W. High
Grants, NM 87020
COLFAX COUNTY
Barbara Castillo
Box 159
Raton, NM 87740
CURRY COUNTY
Coni Jo Lyman
Box 1168
Clovis, NM 881021168
DE BACA COUNTY
Shana L. Cleaver
Box 347
Fort Sumner, NM 88119
DONA ANA COUNTY
Rita Torres
251 W. Amador Avenue
Las Cruces, NM 88005
EDDY COUNTY
Karen Davis
Box 850
Carlsbad, NM 88221
GRANT COUNTY
Rena Madrid Cope
Box 989
Silver City, NM 88062
GUADALUPE COUNTY
Mary Silva
420 Park Avenue
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
HARDING COUNTY
Elizabeth Martinez
Box 1002
Mosquero, NM 87733
HIDALGO COUNTY
Belinda C. Chavez
300 S. Shakespeare St.
Lordsburg, NM 88045
LEA COUNTY
Pat Chappelle
Box 1507
Lovington, NM 88260
LINCOLN COUNTY
Martha McKnight Proctor
Box 338
Carrizozo, NM 88301
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY
Nita K. Taylor
P.O. Box 30
Los Alamos, NM 87544
LUNA COUNTY
Natalie Pacheco
Box 1838
Deming, NM 88031
MCKINLEY COUNTY
Carol K. Sloan
Box 1268
Gallup, NM 87301
MORA COUNTY
Pauline G. Espinoza
Box 360
Mora, NM 87732
OTERO COUNTY
Mary D. Quintana
1000 New York Ave., Rm. 108
Alamogordo, NM 883106932
QUAY COUNTY
Jeanette Maddaford
Box 1225
Tucumcari, NM 88401
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY
David S. Chavez
Box 158
Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575
ROOSEVELT COUNTY
Maudene Haragan
Roosevelt County Courthouse
Portales, NM 88130
SANDOVAL COUNTY
Sally G. Padilla
Box 40
Bernalillo, NM 87004
SAN JUAN COUNTY
Carol Bandy
Box 550
Aztec, NM 87410
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY
Rebecca A. Medina
San Miguel County Courthouse
Las Vegas, NM 87701
SANTA FE COUNTY
Jona G. Armijo
Box 1985
Santa Fe, NM 87504
SIERRA COUNTY
Lupe Armijo Carrejo
311 Date Street
T or C, NM 87901
SOCORRO COUNTY
Carmen D. Gallegos
Box I
Socorro, NM 87801
TAOS COUNTY
Carmen M. Medina
Box 676
Taos, NM 87571
TORRANCE COUNTY
Carla M. Clayton
Box 48
Estancia, NM 87016
UNION COUNTY
Freida J. Birdwell
Box 430
Clayton, NM 88415
VALENCIA COUNTY
Kandy Cordova
Box 969
Los Lunas, NM 87031
DEFINITIONS
APPLICANT The person who is offering to register to vote.
CITIZEN A U.S. citizen, by birth or naturalization.
ELECTION As used in this manual, "election" means:
FALSE SWEARING Taking any oath required by the Election Code with the knowledge that the thing or matter sworn to is not a true and correct statement.
FEDERAL OFFICE President, vicepresident, United States senator or United States representative.
GENERATION Family line of succession, i.e. Jr., II, III, etc.
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE The term "motor vehicle driver's license" includes any personal identification document issued by a state motor vehicle authority.
PERJURY The deliberate and willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath or affirmation.
REGISTRANT The person who is offering to register to vote or is registered (used synonymously with "applicant").
QUALIFIED ELECTOR Any person who is a citizen of the United States, a resident of the State of New Mexico, who is or will be 18 years of age at the time of the next election, who has not been denied the right to vote by a court of law by reason of mental incapacity or felony conviction.
REGISTRATION AGENT A registration agent is a state or federal agency employee who provides voter registration at a state agency or any other individual who assists another person in completion of a voter registration application.
REGISTRATION OFFICER The county clerk or the clerk's authorized deputy.
RESIDENCE That place in which a person's habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever absent, the intention is to return. A residence is not a post office box.
STATE The term "state" means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia.
VOTER Any qualified elector who is registered under the provisions of the New Mexico Election Code.
VOTER REGISTRATION AGENCY A voter registration agency is an office designated under Section 7(a)(1) of PL 10331 to perform voter registration activities.
C. Public Library Voter Registration Agent Manual
APPENDIX C
COMPLIANCE GUIDE FOR THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT
PUBLIC LIBRARY
VOTER
REGISTRATION
AGENT
MANUAL
OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE
STEPHANIE GONZALES
compiled by the
Bureau of Elections
December 1, 1994
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual has been prepared by the Bureau of Elections to assist in the implementation of voter registration activities in state agencies. It is not meant to supersede federal or state laws or rules, nor does it have the force of law. To obtain copies of the National Voter Registration Act or other information about the contents of this reference manual, or to suggest modifications, you may contact:
Bureau of Elections
Office of the Secretary of State
State Capitol, Room 419
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
REGISTRATION HOTLINE
For answers to more urgent questions about voter registration rules and procedures, contact your local county clerk (see page 19) or call the Bureau of Elections at either of these numbers:
15058273620
or
18004773632
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LIBRARYBASED VOTER REGISTRATION
Your role under NVRA
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
Doing it by the Numbers
RESPONSIBILITIES
of Site Personnel & Coordinators
COUNTY CLERKS
DEFINITIONS
November 18, 1994
TO: Voter Registration Agents and Site Coordinators
The enactment of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (also known as "Motor Voter") represented a response to the need to make voter registration more widely available to the citizens of this country. The act accomplishes this goal by requiring various public agency offices to provide voter registration services.
Governor's Executive Order 9411 directs designated state agencies throughout New Mexico to cooperate in fully implementing this new law, beginning on January 1, 1995.
Motor vehicle departments, state agencies providing public assistance, armed forces recruitment centers, public libraries, universities and colleges are participating in this endeavor.
The objectives of the NVRA are clear:
increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote,
protect the integrity of the electoral process by ensuring accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained, and
enhance voter participation of eligible citizens.
This manual was prepared to assist voter registration agents and coordinators in implementing this historic law. And it is to them that this manual is dedicated. It is they who are the frontline troops in this momentous effort to foster greater voter participation.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Gonzales
Secretary of State
LIBRARYBASED VOTER REGISTRATION:
Your role under NVRA
Why Library BasedBased Voter Registration?
The National Voter Registration Act requires the State of New Mexico to offer qualified electors the opportunity to register to vote at certain agencies designated by the state.
When must voter registration be offered?
Public library patrons are provided with the opportunity apply to register to vote simultaneously when applying for a library card or changing their address.
Providing assistance how much is enough?
Public libraries offering voter registration activities must provide the same degree of assistance, including bilingual assistance when necessary, to individuals completing a voter registration form as they offer to patrons in completion of the application for a library card, unless the patron refuses.
What is a Registration Agent?
A registration agent is a library employee who provides voter registration at a public library or any other individual who assists another person in completion of a voter registration application.
Registration Agent Qualifications
A registration agent must be able to read and write legibly and be otherwise competent to perform the duties required under the NVRA.
Duties of the Registration Agent
Registration Agents may perform their lawful duties at any location within the State of New Mexico. They shall provide any qualified elector with an opportunity to register to vote regardless of political affiliation, religion or race; and, shall perform their lawful duties without charge as follows:
Put someone in charge
Each public library must appoint one person to be in charge of and responsible for all voter registration activities (see page 16). This individual will monitor supplies of registration forms, train other employees when necessary and coordinate voter registration activities with local and state election officials. While not a fulltime task, it will be continuous.
Entering the Site Code
The public library coordinator will have the responsibility of entering the library's site code on all registration forms delivered by the county clerk. The site code is an alphanumeric code specific to each site and will be delivered to your library by the Office of the Secretary of State. It is permanently assigned to your library and should not be used by any other library personnel, rather all forms should be stamped by the coordinator prior to distribution to library employees. Federal law requires this code to be absolutely confidential. Furthermore, the stamp must be kept in a secure area and not misplaced or lost.
Collection and transmittal of registrations
Collection or transmittal of completed voter registration applications must take place every 10 days (see page 16). Careful and regular coordination with county clerks is necessary.
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION:
Doing it by the Numbers
Applicants May Register
if they meet the following requirements:
NOTE: A person may register to be eligible at any time, as there are no residency requirements. However, in order to vote in the next election, the applicant must register at least 28 days prior to that election.
Registration Agents Please Note
the following information is essential
IF A VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
IS TO BE ACCEPTED BY A COUNTY CLERK:
Please be aware that an individual cannot be compelled to give their social security number as a qualification for voter registration.
Registration Agents are not responsible for verification of the truth of any information contained in a voter registration application and are only providing an applicant with the opportunity to register to vote. Agency personnel do not determine if the applicant is qualified to register to vote. However, forms should be reviewed to make sure they are filled out completely.
4 THINGS TO REMEMBER
When providing voter registration service to an applicant, please take note of these four considerations:
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
(PASTE IN)
The information in this item is divided into "street" or "rural address". DO NOT USE POST OFFICE BOX FOR THIS ITEM. The physical address is used by the county clerk to determine the applicant's precinct.
Rural Addresses: For rural addresses, use RFD number, if any. Should the applicant know township, range and section numbers, these can be entered. If none of these are available, direct the applicant's attention to the map at the bottom of the application.
(if different from above)
Post Office boxes or other nonresidential addresses may be entered here.
Direct the applicant's attention to the language contained in this item and, should there be questions, explain that New Mexico has a closed primary system, which means that only those affiliated with a major political party may vote in primary elections.
If an applicant declines to state a party affiliation or wishes to indicate a status "independent" of party affiliation, instruct the applicant to check the NO PARTY BOX contained in ITEM 4.
Use the following abbreviations for party affiliation:
MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES (as of November 8, 1994)
Democratic Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM
Green Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GRN
Republican Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP
MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES
American Independent Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIP
Citizen's Party of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . CNM
First New Mexican Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FNM
Independent New Mexican Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . NMI
La Raza Unida de Nuevo Mejico . . . . . . . . . . . . . LRU
Libertarian Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIB
New Mexico Socialist Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SNM
New Party of New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PNM
Peace and Freedom Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAF
People's Constitutional Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCP
Prohibitionist Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRO
Socialist Labor Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SLP
Socialist Worker's Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWP
Worker's World Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WWP
The telephone number is optional and may only be made public for election purposes. The choice is up to the applicant and the voter registration application may not be rejected for refusal to give the telephone number.
The applicant should carefully read the attestation before signing. The voter registration application also needs to be dated to the right of the signature line.
This line is to be filled in only if a registration agent provided substantial assistance in filling out the form for the applicant. It DOES NOT have to be signed by agency intake personnel unless the assistance provided includes the actual filling out of the form.
Leave all shaded areas at the bottom of the application blank.
These are for county clerk use only.
A & B CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR NAME
This information is on the lower portion of the voter registration application and is for changes only. Line A is for those previously registered voters who have moved from another county or state. If a registered voter has moved from an address in the county to a new address in the same county, a new registration application must be filled out.
C RURAL ADDRESSES, NONSTREET ADDRESSES, OR NONTRADITIONAL PLACES
Line C is particularly important if an applicant does not have a physical address. Detailed instructions for drawing a map of the residence's location are provided for the applicant in Item C of the voter registration application.
For Voters Who Request
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
If a voter requests cancellation of registration,
direct them to the Office of the County Clerk for instructions.
See page 19 for roster of county clerks.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF SITE PERSONNEL & COORDINATORS
RESPONSIBILITIES OF LIBRARY REGISTRATION PERSONNEL
The 4 Steps
Library Voter Registration Personnel
are PROHIBITED from:
seeking to influence an applicant's political party preference;
displaying any political preference or party allegiance;
making any statement or taking any action whose purpose or effect of is to discourage the applicant from completing the voter registration application;
making any statement or taking any action whose purpose or effect is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision whether or not to apply to register to vote has any bearing on the services the applicant may receive from the library; or
disclosing to any other individual that the applicant completed a voter registration application at a library.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF LIBRARY SITE COORDINATOR
Putting Someone in Charge
COUNTY CLERKS ROSTER
BERNALILLO COUNTY
Judy D. Woodward
One Civic Plaza, 6th Fl.
Albuquerque, NM 87103
CATRON COUNTY
Sharon Armijo
Box 197
Reserve, NM 87830
CHAVES COUNTY
Rhoda C. Goodloe
Box 580
Roswell, NM 88202
CIBOLA COUNTY
Patricia A. Aragon
515 W. High
Grants, NM 87020
COLFAX COUNTY
Barbara Castillo
Box 159
Raton, NM 87740
CURRY COUNTY
Coni Jo Lyman
Box 1168
Clovis, NM 881021168
DE BACA COUNTY
Shana L. Cleaver
Box 347
Fort Sumner, NM 88119
DONA ANA COUNTY
Rita Torres
251 W. Amador Avenue
Las Cruces, NM 88005
EDDY COUNTY
Karen Davis
Box 850
Carlsbad, NM 88221
GRANT COUNTY
Rena Madrid Cope
Box 989
Silver City, NM 88062
GUADALUPE COUNTY
Mary Silva
420 Park Avenue
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
HARDING COUNTY
Elizabeth Martinez
Box 1002
Mosquero, NM 87733
HIDALGO COUNTY
Belinda C. Chavez
300 S. Shakespeare St.
Lordsburg, NM 88045
LEA COUNTY
Pat Chappelle
Box 1507
Lovington, NM 88260
LINCOLN COUNTY
Martha McKnight Proctor
Box 338
Carrizozo, NM 88301
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY
Nita K. Taylor
P.O. Box 30
Los Alamos, NM 87544
LUNA COUNTY
Natalie Pacheco
Box 1838
Deming, NM 88031
MCKINLEY COUNTY
Carol K. Sloan
Box 1268
Gallup, NM 87301
MORA COUNTY
Pauline G. Espinoza
Box 360
Mora, NM 87732
OTERO COUNTY
Mary D. Quintana
1000 New York Ave., Rm. 108
Alamogordo, NM 883106932
QUAY COUNTY
Jeanette Maddaford
Box 1225
Tucumcari, NM 88401
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY
David S. Chavez
Box 158
Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575
ROOSEVELT COUNTY
Maudene Haragan
Roosevelt County Courthouse
Portales, NM 88130
SANDOVAL COUNTY
Sally G. Padilla
Box 40
Bernalillo, NM 87004
SAN JUAN COUNTY
Carol Bandy
Box 550
Aztec, NM 87410
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY
Rebecca A. Medina
San Miguel County Courthouse
Las Vegas, NM 87701
SANTA FE COUNTY
Jona G. Armijo
Box 1985
Santa Fe, NM 87504
SIERRA COUNTY
Lupe Armijo Carrejo
311 Date Street
T or C, NM 87901
SOCORRO COUNTY
Carmen D. Gallegos
Box I
Socorro, NM 87801
TAOS COUNTY
Carmen M. Medina
Box 676
Taos, NM 87571
TORRANCE COUNTY
Carla M. Clayton
Box 48
Estancia, NM 87016
UNION COUNTY
Freida J. Birdwell
Box 430
Clayton, NM 88415
VALENCIA COUNTY
Kandy Cordova
Box 969
Los Lunas, NM 87031
DEFINITIONS
APPLICANT The person who is offering to register to vote.
CITIZEN A U.S. citizen, by birth or naturalization.
ELECTION As used in this manual, "election" means:
FALSE SWEARING Taking any oath required by the Election Code with the knowledge that the thing or matter sworn to is not a true and correct statement.
FEDERAL OFFICE President, vicepresident, United States senator or United States representative.
GENERATION Family line of succession, i.e. Jr., II, III, etc.
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE The term "motor vehicle driver's license" includes any personal identification document issued by a state motor vehicle authority.
PERJURY The deliberate and willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath or affirmation.
REGISTRANT The person who is offering to register to vote or is registered (used synonymously with "applicant").
QUALIFIED ELECTOR Any person who is a citizen of the United States, a resident of the State of New Mexico, who is or will be 18 years of age at the time of the next election, who has not been denied the right to vote by a court of law by reason of mental incapacity or felony conviction.
REGISTRATION AGENT A registration agent is a state or federal agency employee who provides voter registration at a state agency or any other individual who assists another person in completion of a voter registration application.
REGISTRATION OFFICER The county clerk or the clerk's authorized deputy.
RESIDENCE That place in which a person's habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever absent, the intention is to return. A residence is not a post office box.
STATE The term "state" means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia.
VOTER Any qualified elector who is registered under the provisions of the New Mexico Election Code.
VOTER REGISTRATION AGENCY A voter registration agency is an office designated under Section 7(a)(1) of PL 10331 to perform voter registration activities.
D. University and College Voter Registration Agent Manual
APPENDIX D
COMPLIANCE GUIDE FOR THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT
UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE
VOTER REGISTRATION AGENT MANUAL
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
STEPHANIE GONZALES
compiled by the Bureau of Elections
December 1, 1994
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual has been prepared by the Bureau of Elections to assist in the implementation of voter registration activities in state agencies. It is not meant to supersede federal or state laws or rules, nor does it have the force of law. To obtain copies of the National Voter Registration Act or other information about the contents of this reference manual, or to suggest modifications, you may contact:
Bureau of Elections
Office of the Secretary of State
State Capitol, Room 419
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
REGISTRATION HOTLINE
For answers to more urgent questions about voter registration rules and procedures, contact your local county clerk (see page 19) or call the Bureau of Elections at either of these numbers:
or
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE-BASED VOTER REGISTRATION
Your role under NVRA
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
Doing it by the Numbers
RESPONSIBILITIES
of Site Personnel & Coordinators
COUNTY CLERKS
DEFINITIONS
November 18, 1994
TO: Voter Registration Agents and Site Coordinators
The enactment of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (also known as "Motor Voter") represented a response to the need to make voter registration more widely available to the citizens of this country. The act accomplishes this goal by requiring various public agency offices to provide voter registration services.
Governor's Executive Order 94-11 directs designated state agencies throughout New Mexico to cooperate in fully implementing this new law, beginning on January 1, 1995.
Motor vehicle departments, state agencies providing public assistance, armed forces recruitment centers, public libraries, universities and colleges are participating in this endeavor.
The objectives of the NVRA are clear:
increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote,
protect the integrity of the electoral process by ensuring accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained, and
enhance voter participation of eligible citizens.
This manual was prepared to assist voter registration agents and coordinators in implementing this historic law. And it is to them that this manual is dedicated. It is they who are the frontline troops in this momentous effort to foster greater voter participation.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Gonzales
Secretary of State
UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE BASED VOTER REGISTRATION:
Your role under NVRA
Why University & College-Based Voter Registration?
The National Voter Registration Act requires the State of New Mexico to offer qualified electors the opportunity to register to vote at certain agencies designated by the state.
When must voter registration be offered?
University students are provided with the opportunity apply to register to vote simultaneously with their registration at a university or college.
Providing assistance - how much is enough?
Universities and colleges offering voter registration activities must provide the same degree of assistance, including bilingual assistance when necessary, to students completing a voter registration form as they offer to students in completion of the school's own forms, unless the student refuses.
What is a Registration Agent?
A registration agent is a school employee who provides voter registration at a university or college or any other individual who assists another person in completion of a voter registration application.
Registration Agent Qualifications
A registration agent must be able to read and write legibly and be otherwise competent to perform the duties required under the NVRA.
Duties of the Registration Agent
Registration Agents may perform their lawful duties at any location within the State of New Mexico. They shall provide any qualified elector with an opportunity to register to vote regardless of political affiliation, religion or race; and, shall perform their lawful duties without charge as follows:
Put someone in charge
Each university and college must appoint one person to be in charge of and responsible for all voter registration activities (see page 16). This individual will monitor supplies of registration forms, train other employees when necessary and coordinate voter registration activities with local and state election officials.
Entering the Site Code
The school voter registration coordinator will have the responsibility of entering the school's site code on all registration forms delivered by the county clerk. The site code is an alphanumeric code specific to each site and will be delivered to your institution by the Office of the Secretary of State. It is permanently assigned to your institution and should not be used by any other institution personnel, rather all forms should be stamped by the coordinator prior to distribution to employees. Federal law requires this code to be absolutely confidential. Furthermore, the stamp must be kept in a secure area and not misplaced or lost.
Collection and transmittal of registrations
Collection or transmittal of completed voter registration applications must take place every 10 days (see page 16). Careful and regular coordination with county clerks is necessary.
IMPORTANT NOTE about residency requirements
Voter registration is not a method to satisfy specific residency requirements for tuition purposes at New Mexico universities and colleges. Out-of-state students at New Mexico universities and colleges may already be registered in their home state, but if not, they may be registered on the National Voter Registration Form.
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION:
Doing it by the Numbers
Applicants May Register
if they meet the following requirements:
A person may register to be eligible at any time, as there are no residency requirements. However, in order to vote in the next election, the applicant must register at least 28 days prior to that election.
Registration Agents Please Note
the following information is essential
IF A VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
IS TO BE ACCEPTED BY A COUNTY CLERK:
Please be aware that an individual cannot be compelled to give their social security number as a qualification for voter registration.
Registration Agents are not responsible for verification of the truth of any information contained in a voter registration application and are only providing an applicant with the opportunity to register to vote. Agency personnel do not determine if the applicant is qualified to register to vote. However, forms should be reviewed to make sure they are filled out completely.
4 THINGS TO REMEMBER
When providing voter registration service to an applicant, please take note of these four considerations:
THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION
(PASTE IN)
The information in this item is divided into "street" or "rural address". DO NOT USE POST OFFICE BOX FOR THIS ITEM. The physical address is used by the county clerk to determine the applicant's precinct.
Rural Addresses: For rural addresses, use RFD number, if any. Should the applicant know township, range and section numbers, these can be entered. If none of these are available, direct the applicant's attention to the map at the bottom of the application.
(if different from above)
Post Office boxes or other non-residential addresses may be entered here.
Direct the applicant's attention to the language contained in this item and, should there be questions, explain that New Mexico has a closed primary system, which means that only those affiliated with a major political party may vote in primary elections.
If an applicant declines to state a party affiliation or wishes to indicate a status "independent" of party affiliation, instruct the applicant to check the NO PARTY BOX contained in ITEM 4.
Use the following abbreviations for party affiliation:
MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES (as of November 8, 1994)
Democratic Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEM
Green Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GRN
Republican Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REP
MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES
American Independent Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIP
Citizen's Party of New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . CNM
First New Mexican Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FNM
Independent New Mexican Party . . . . . . . . . . . . NMI
La Raza Unida de Nuevo Mejico . . . . . . . . . . . . LRU
Libertarian Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIB
New Mexico Socialist Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SNM
New Party of New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PNM
Peace and Freedom Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAF
People's Constitutional Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCP
Prohibitionist Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRO
Socialist Labor Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SLP
Socialist Worker's Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SWP
Worker's World Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WWP
The telephone number is optional and may only be made public for election purposes. The choice is up to the applicant and the voter registration application may not be rejected for refusal to give the telephone number.
The applicant should carefully read the attestation before signing. The voter registration application also needs to be dated to the right of the signature line.
This line is to be filled in only if a registration agent provided substantial assistance in filling out the form for the applicant. It DOES NOT have to be signed by agency intake personnel unless the assistance provided includes the actual filling out of the form.
Leave all shaded areas at the bottom of the application blank.
These are for county clerk use only.
A & B CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR NAME
This information is on the lower portion of the voter registration application and is for changes only. Line A is for those previously registered voters who have moved from another county or state. If a registered voter has moved from an address in the county to a new address in the same county, a new registration application must be filled out.
C RURAL ADDRESSES, NON-STREET ADDRESSES, OR NON-TRADITIONAL PLACES
Line C is particularly important if an applicant does not have a physical address. Detailed instructions for drawing a map of the residence's location are provided for the applicant in Item C of the voter registration application.
For Voters Who Request
CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
If a voter requests cancellation of registration,
direct them to the Office of the County Clerk for instructions.
See page 19 for roster of county clerks.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF SITE PERSONNEL & COORDINTORS
RESPONSIBILITIES OF STUDENT REGISTRATION PERSONNEL
The 4 Steps
Student Voter Registration Personnel
are PROHIBITED from:
seeking to influence an applicant's political party preference;
displaying any political preference or party allegiance;
making any statement or taking any action whose purpose or effect of is to discourage the applicant from completing the voter registration application;
making any statement or taking any action whose purpose or effect is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision whether or not to apply to register to vote has any bearing on the services the student may receive from the university or college; or
disclosing to any other individual that the applicant completed a voter registration application at a university or college.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE COORDINATOR
Putting Someone
in Charge
COUNTY CLERKS ROSTER
BERNALILLO COUNTY
Judy D. Woodward
One Civic Plaza, 6th Fl.
Albuquerque, NM 87103
CATRON COUNTY
Sharon Armijo
Box 197
Reserve, NM 87830
CHAVES COUNTY
Rhoda C. Goodloe
Box 580
Roswell, NM 88202
CIBOLA COUNTY
Patricia A. Aragon
515 W. High
Grants, NM 87020
COLFAX COUNTY
Barbara Castillo
Box 159
Raton, NM 87740
CURRY COUNTY
Coni Jo Lyman
Box 1168
Clovis, NM 88102-1168
DE BACA COUNTY
Shana L. Cleaver
Box 347
Fort Sumner, NM 88119
DONA ANA COUNTY
Rita Torres
251 W. Amador Avenue
Las Cruces, NM 88005
EDDY COUNTY
Karen Davis
Box 850
Carlsbad, NM 88221
GRANT COUNTY
Rena Madrid Cope
Box 989
Silver City, NM 88062
GUADALUPE COUNTY
Mary Silva
420 Park Avenue
Santa Rosa, NM 88435
HARDING COUNTY
Elizabeth Martinez
Box 1002
Mosquero, NM 87733
HIDALGO COUNTY
Belinda C. Chavez
300 S. Shakespeare St.
Lordsburg, NM 88045
LEA COUNTY
Pat Chappelle
Box 1507
Lovington, NM 88260
LINCOLN COUNTY
Martha McKnight Proctor
Box 338
Carrizozo, NM 88301
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY
Nita K. Taylor
P.O. Box 30
Los Alamos, NM 87544
LUNA COUNTY
Natalie Pacheco
Box 1838
Deming, NM 88031
MCKINLEY COUNTY
Carol K. Sloan
Box 1268
Gallup, NM 87301
MORA COUNTY
Pauline G. Espinoza
Box 360
Mora, NM 87732
OTERO COUNTY
Mary D. Quintana
1000 New York Ave., Rm. 108
Alamogordo, NM 88310-6932
QUAY COUNTY
Jeanette Maddaford
Box 1225
Tucumcari, NM 88401
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY
David S. Chavez
Box 158
Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575
ROOSEVELT COUNTY
Maudene Haragan
Roosevelt County Courthouse
Portales, NM 88130
SANDOVAL COUNTY
Sally G. Padilla
Box 40
Bernalillo, NM 87004
SAN JUAN COUNTY
Carol Bandy
Box 550
Aztec, NM 87410
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY
Rebecca A. Medina
San Miguel County Courthouse
Las Vegas, NM 87701
SANTA FE COUNTY
Jona G. Armijo
Box 1985
Santa Fe, NM 87504
SIERRA COUNTY
Lupe Armijo Carrejo
311 Date Street
T or C, NM 87901(505) 894-2840
SOCORRO COUNTY
Carmen D. Gallegos
Box I
Socorro, NM 87801
TAOS COUNTY
Carmen M. Medina
Box 676
Taos, NM 87571
TORRANCE COUNTY
Carla M. Clayton
Box 48
Estancia, NM 87016
UNION COUNTY
Freida J. Birdwell
Box 430
Clayton, NM 88415
VALENCIA COUNTY
Kandy Cordova
Box 969
Los Lunas, NM 87031
DEFINITIONS
APPLICANT - The person who is offering to register to vote.
CITIZEN - A U.S. citizen, by birth or naturalization.
ELECTION - As used in this manual, "election" means:
FALSE SWEARING - Taking any oath required by the Election Code with the knowledge that the thing or matter sworn to is not a true and correct statement.
FEDERAL OFFICE - President, vice-president, United States senator or United States representative.
GENERATION - Family line of succession, i.e. Jr., II, III, etc.
MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE - The term "motor vehicle driver's license" includes any personal identification document issued by a state motor vehicle authority.
PERJURY - The deliberate and willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath or affirmation.
REGISTRANT - The person who is offering to register to vote or is registered (used synonymously with "applicant").
QUALIFIED ELECTOR - Any person who is a citizen of the United States, a resident of the State of New Mexico, who is or will be 18 years of age at the time of the next election, who has not been denied the right to vote by a court of law by reason of mental incapacity or felony conviction.
REGISTRATION AGENT - A registration agent is a state or federal agency employee who provides voter registration at a state agency or any other individual who assists another person in completion of a voter registration application.
REGISTRATION OFFICER - The county clerk or the clerk's authorized deputy.
RESIDENCE - That place in which a person's habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever absent, the intention is to return. A residence is not a post office box.
STATE - The term "state" means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia.
VOTER - Any qualified elector who is registered under the provisions of the New Mexico Election Code.
VOTER REGISTRATION AGENCY - A voter registration agency is an office designated under Section 7(a)(1) of PL 103-31 to perform voter registration activities.