NMSA 1-21-9. Manner of voting of new residents and former residents

1-21-9. Manner of voting of new residents and former residents. A. Any new resident or any former resident, not voting in person at the absent voter precinct, voting under provision of the Federal Voting Rights Compliance Act, shall secretly mark his ballot, place it in the official inner envelope and securely seal the envelope. He shall then place the official inner envelope inside the official outer envelope and securely seal the envelope. The person voting shall then fill in the form on the reverse of the official outer envelope and subscribe and swear to it before a person authorized to administer oaths. B. The new resident or former resident, not voting in person at the absent voter precinct, shall deliver the voted presidential ballot to the county clerk or his designated representative. C. A former resident voting in person at an absent voter precinct shall cast his presidential ballot in person at the absent voter precinct. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-21-9, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 322, § 9; 1973, ch. 138, § 7.