Section 1-6B-14 – Absentee ballots; reports.
A. Within thirty days following a general election, the county clerk shall report to the secretary of state the number of absentee ballots transmitted in the general election to uniformed-service voters and overseas voters for the election and the number of those ballots returned, rejected or counted. B. Within ninety days following a general election, […]
Section 1-6B-15 – Equitable relief.
A court of competent jurisdiction of this state may issue an injunction or grant other equitable relief appropriate to ensure substantial compliance with, or enforce, the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act on application by: A. a federal qualified elector alleging a grievance under the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; or B. an election […]
Section 1-6B-16 – Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 40. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 103 made Laws 2015, […]
Section 1-6B-17 – Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
The Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act modifies, limits and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section […]
Section 1-6B-5 – Methods of registering to vote.
A. A federal qualified elector may register to vote using any of the following methods; provided that the document is received by the county clerk by the deadline for registering to vote as provided in Section 1-4-8 NMSA 1978: (1) using the procedures provided in Chapter 1, Article 4 NMSA 1978; or (2) using a […]
Section 1-6B-6 – Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot; timeliness; scope of application for military-overseas ballot.
A. A federal qualified elector who is currently registered to vote in this state may, by the deadline specified in the Absent Voter Act for receipt of mailed ballot applications, apply for a military-overseas ballot by: (1) using a mailed ballot application pursuant to the Absent Voter Act; or (2) using the federal postcard application […]
Section 1-6B-7 – Transmission of unvoted military-overseas ballots to federal qualified electors.
A. Not later than forty-five days before an election, even if the forty-fifth day before an election falls on a weekend or a holiday, the county clerk shall transmit a ballot and balloting materials to all federal qualified electors who by that date submit a valid military-overseas ballot application. B. The county clerk shall transmit […]
Section 1-6B-8 – Receipt of voted military-overseas ballots from federal qualified electors.
A. A military-overseas ballot shall be considered timely if it is received by the county clerk no later than the deadline for receiving mailed ballots in Section 1-6-10 NMSA 1978. B. A federal qualified elector may transmit, and the county clerk shall accept, a military-overseas ballot by secured electronic transmission available to the county clerk […]
Section 1-6B-9 – Emergency response providers.
A. An emergency response provider may benefit from the ability to apply for a mailed ballot and to return the marked ballot in the same manner as provided in the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act for federal qualified electors; provided that the emergency response provider may not use the federal postcard application or the […]
Section 1-6B-10 – Use of federal write-in absentee ballot; qualification.
A. A federal qualified elector may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot questions in an election. B. In completing the federal write-in absentee ballot, the federal qualified elector may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate. In a general election when voting for a […]