NMSA 1-4-32. Cancellation of registration; duties of county clerk; retention of

1-4-32. Cancellation of registration; duties of county clerk; retention of records. A. When a registration is canceled, the county clerk shall remove, endorse and file the original certificate of registration according to procedures prescribed by the secretary of state. B. Canceled original certificates of registration along with any written application of the voter for cancellation or other pertinent orders or certificates shall be retained for six years and then may be destroyed; provided that such records may be destroyed prior to the expiration of the six-year period with the approval of the state records administrator and upon their being properly microfilmed and stored. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-4-30, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 88; 1975, ch. 255, § 50; 1979, ch. 24, § 5; 1987, ch. 249, § 12; 1993, ch. 314, § 28; 1993, ch. 316, § 28.