NMSA 1-12-7.1. Voter lists; signature rosters; checklist of voters; use during

1-12-7.1. Voter lists; signature rosters; checklist of voters; use during election. A. At each election day polling location, other than a consolidated precinct where any voter in the county may vote, the precinct board [election board] shall post securely at or near the entrance of the polling place one copy of an alphabetical list of voters and a map of the precincts represented in that polling place for use of the voters prior to voting. The posted copy shall not contain a listing of voter addresses, years, months or days of birth or social security numbers. B. At each polling location where physical rosters are used, the presiding judge of the precinct board [election board] shall assign one judge or election clerk of the board to be in charge of one copy of the checklist of voters, which shall be used to confirm the registration and voting of each person offering to vote. C. The presiding judge of the precinct board [election board] shall assign one judge or election clerk to be in charge of the signature roster. D. The judge or election clerk assigned to confirm registration shall determine that each person offering to vote is registered and, in the case of a primary election, that the voter is either currently registered in a party designated on the primary election ballot or has declined to designate a party affiliation on the voter's certificate of registration and chooses to affiliate with a major political party for that primary election by requesting a ballot of a party designated on the primary election ballot. If the person's registration is confirmed and the voter provides the required voter identification, the judge or election clerk shall announce to the judges or election clerks the list number and the name of the voter as shown on the checklist of voters. If the voter does not provide the required voter identification, the voter shall be allowed to vote on a provisional paper ballot and shall provide the required voter identification to the county clerk's office before 5:00 p.m. on the second day following the election, or to the precinct board [election board] before the polls close, or the voter's provisional ballot shall not be qualified. If the required voter identification is provided, the voter's provisional paper ballot shall be qualified and the voter shall not vote on any other type of ballot. E. The judge or election clerk shall locate the name on the signature roster and shall require the voter to sign the voter's usual signature or, if unable to write, to make the voter's mark opposite the voter's printed name. If the voter makes the voter's mark, it shall be witnessed by one of the judges or election clerks of the precinct board [election board]. F. If the signature roster indicates that the voter is required to present a physical form of identification before voting, the judge or election clerk shall ask the voter for the required physical form of identification. If the voter does not provide the required identification, the voter shall be allowed to vote on a provisional paper ballot; provided, however, that if the voter brings the required physical form of identification to the polling place after casting a provisional paper ballot, that ballot shall be qualified. G. The judge or election clerk shall follow the procedures provided for in Sections 1-12-7.2 and 1-12-8 NMSA 1978 if a person whose name does not appear on the signature roster requests to vote or a person is required to vote on a provisional paper ballot. H. A voter shall not be permitted to vote until the voter has properly signed the voter's usual signature or made the voter's mark in the signature roster. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-5-11, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 112; 1975, ch. 255, § 68; 1977, ch. 222, § 10; 1987, ch. 327, § 4; 1995, ch. 166, § 3; 2003, ch. 356, § 15; 1978 Comp., § 1-5-10, recompiled as § 1-12-7.1 by Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 63; 2008, ch. 59, § 8; 2011, ch. 137, § 83; 2015, ch. 145, § 60; 2025, ch. 54, § 5.