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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. At least forty-two days prior to each statewide election, the secretary of state, on behalf of each county clerk, shall mail a voter notification of the election. The voter notification shall include:
(1) the date and purpose of the election;
(2) an internet address where a voter may apply for a mailed ballot;
(3) a telephone number where a voter may call to request the paper form of the mailed ballot application;
(4) a list of the days and times and addresses of early voting locations and voter convenience centers where a voter may vote in person; and
(5) a list of the locations of monitored secured containers where a voter may return a mailed ballot.
B. At least forty-nine days prior to each special election, the county clerk shall mail a voter notification of the election. The voter notification shall include:
(1) the date and purpose of the election;
(2) notification that the election will be conducted by mail and that no polling places will be available for the special election;
(3) the deadline for voted mailed ballots to be received by the county clerk and the recommended deadline to deposit the voted mailed ballot with the United States postal service for return by mail, which shall be seven days before the election;
(4) the address and the telephone number of the county clerk's office for a voter requiring a replacement ballot or returning a mailed ballot; and
(5) a list of the monitored secured containers where a voter may return a mailed ballot.
C. The voter notification shall be sent to each voter, except the voter notification shall not be sent to a voter whose:
(1) election mail has been returned as undeliverable and who has not updated the voter's certificate of registration with a new address;
(2) ballot is delivered pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act;
(3) ballot is delivered pursuant to the provisions of the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act; or
(4) ballot, in a statewide election, is delivered pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-6-22.1 NMSA 1978.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-11-4.1. Voter notification - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-1-elections/nm-st-sect-1-11-4-1/
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