Except as provided in the Federal Voting Rights Compliance Act, the provisions of law relating to elections held under the provisions of the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] apply to the casting and counting of ballots and challenging of votes by new residents and former residents, the furnishing of election supplies, ballots, canvassing and making proper returns of the results of the election.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-21-16, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 322, § 16; 1973, ch. 138, § 8.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 21 - Federal Voting Rights Compliance
Section 1-21-3 - Eligibility of new resident and former resident to vote.
Section 1-21-4 - Application for presidential ballot.
Section 1-21-5 - Processing application; issuance of ballot; casting of ballot.
Section 1-21-6 - New resident; former resident; presidential ballot register.
Section 1-21-7 - Form of presidential ballot.
Section 1-21-8 - Presidential ballot envelopes.
Section 1-21-9 - Manner of voting of new residents and former residents.
Section 1-21-10 - Delivery of presidential ballots to absent voter precincts.
Section 1-21-11 - Handling presidential ballots by absent voter precinct board [election board].
Section 1-21-12 - Cancellation of presidential ballot at death.