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 […]
Section 1-6B-1 – Short title.
Chapter 1, Article 6B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act”. History: Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 25; 2018, ch. 79, § 7. ANNOTATIONS The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, changed “Sections 25 through 41 of this act” to “Chapter 1, Article 6B NMSA 1978”. Applicability. — Laws […]
Section 1-6B-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act: A. “federal postcard application” means the application prescribed under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act; B. “federal write-in absentee ballot” means the ballot approved pursuant to the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act; and C. “military-overseas ballot” means a ballot […]
Section 1-6B-3 – Elections covered; form of ballot and ballot materials; benefits of the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.
A. The procedures in the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act apply to elections conducted pursuant to the Election Code. B. A federal qualified elector may vote for all candidates and on all ballot questions as if the voter were able to cast a ballot in person. C. The form of the military-overseas ballot shall […]