The secretary of state shall enter into a written contractual agreement with the data processor notwithstanding the fact that the data processor may be a department of state government.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-5-31, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 80; 2005, ch. 270, § 37.
The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, provided the secretary of state shall enter into an agreement with a data processor; deleted the provisions in former Subsection A, which provided that each county shall enter into an agreement with a data processor notwithstanding the fact that the data processor is a department of a county or municipality and that parties to the agreement shall be the county, the county clerk and the data processor; deleted former Subsection B, which provided that all agreements shall be approved by the secretary of state with the assistance of the automated voter records system advisory committee; and deleted former Subsection C, which provided that the secretary of state shall provide by regulation contractual provisions required for approval.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 5 - Voter Records System
Section 1-5-3 - Act is mandatory and supplemental to Election Code.
Section 1-5-4 - County register; establishment.
Section 1-5-5 - Entry of data into data processing system; county register; maintenance.
Section 1-5-6 - Precinct voter lists; signature roster preparation.
Section 1-5-14 - File maintenance reports; voter file updates.
Section 1-5-16 - Voter file; duplicate voter file; storage; protection.
Section 1-5-17 - Voter registration system software; instructions; status; protection.
Section 1-5-18 - List and roster preparation; compatible duplicate means.
Section 1-5-22 - Unlawful disposition of voter file; penalty.
Section 1-5-26 - Contractual agreement required with data processor.
Section 1-5-30 - Secretary of state; voter registration electronic management system.