A. Any new resident or any former resident, not voting in person at the absent voter precinct, voting under provision of the Federal Voting Rights Compliance Act, shall secretly mark his ballot, place it in the official inner envelope and securely seal the envelope. He shall then place the official inner envelope inside the official outer envelope and securely seal the envelope. The person voting shall then fill in the form on the reverse of the official outer envelope and subscribe and swear to it before a person authorized to administer oaths.
B. The new resident or former resident, not voting in person at the absent voter precinct, shall deliver the voted presidential ballot to the county clerk or his designated representative.
C. A former resident voting in person at an absent voter precinct shall cast his presidential ballot in person at the absent voter precinct.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-21-9, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 322, § 9; 1973, ch. 138, § 7.
Cross references. — For persons authorized to administer oaths, see 1-1-17 NMSA 1978.
For absent voter precincts, see 1-6-19 to 1-6-25 NMSA 1978.
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.