New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-6C-4. Voter records; certification; decertification; cancellation

A. maintain within the state voter registration electronic management system a secured module. Voter-participant registration records shall be maintained in the secured module and shall be accessible only as required by staff designated by the secretary of state. Voter-participant registration records shall not appear in the voter file or the county voter list, be accessible by any county user or be viewable by the public;

B. maintain a register of voter-participants, which shall serve as a supplement to the county register for the county in which each voter-participant's voter registration residential address is located. The register maintained by the secretary of state shall be filed in a fire-resistant container;

C. upon the determination that a participant is an existing voter, proceed to transfer all voter registration records related to the voter-participant from the voter file to the secured module and shall notify the appropriate county clerk, who shall immediately transfer the voter-participant's voter registration documents from the county register to the secretary of state. Voter registration records related to a voter-participant shall not be maintained in the county register or by the county clerk;

D. when a participant executes a new or updated certificate of registration, fulfill the duties of the appropriate county clerk in placing the voter-participant's certificate of registration in the register maintained by the secretary of state and entering the information into the secured module;

E. upon decertification of a person who is a voter:

F. upon the cancellation of a person's voter registration when the person is also decertified as a participant:

G. upon the cancellation of a participant's voter registration when the person remains a participant, perform the duties of the county clerk in the cancellation of registration and retention of records; provided that when the person is decertified, the secretary of state shall: