A. Any voter who changes his name or discovers an error in his certificate of registration may have the name on his certificate changed or the error corrected by filing an application to change the certificate of registration.
B. The application to change the certificate of registration shall show the name by which the qualified elector previously registered, his change of name or correction of error and a request that the change be shown on his certificate of registration. The application shall be subscribed by the voter. When completed, the application shall be filed with the county clerk and retained for six years in a file established for that purpose.
C. The county clerk shall note the change of name or correction of error on the voter's certificate of registration.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-4-11, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 69; 1975, ch. 255, § 37; 1993, ch. 314, § 12; 1993, ch. 316, § 12.
1993 amendments. — Identical amendments to this section were enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 314, § 12 and Laws 1993, ch. 316, § 12, both effective June 18, 1993, which substituted "certificate" for "affidavit" throughout the section; substituted "filing" for "executing" in Subsection A; in Subsection B, in the second sentence, deleted "and sworn to" following "subscribed" and "before a registration officer, or if he is temporarily out of New Mexico, before a person authorized to administer oaths" following "voter", and substituted "completed" for "executed" in the third sentence. The section was set out as amended by Laws 1993, ch. 316, § 12. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 4 - Registration of Electors
Section 1-4-1 - Registration required.
Section 1-4-2 - Registration of qualified residents; right to vote in primary.
Section 1-4-3 - Registration declared permanent.
Section 1-4-4 - Fees and charges prohibited.
Section 1-4-5 - Method of registration; unlawful use of information; penalty.
Section 1-4-5.1 - Method of registration; form.
Section 1-4-5.2 - Agency registration; form.
Section 1-4-5.3 - Registration; lack of physical address.
Section 1-4-5.4 - Registration; form.
Section 1-4-5.5 - Requests for voter data, mailing labels or special voter lists.
Section 1-4-5.6 - Unlawful use of voter data, mailing labels or special voter lists; penalties.
Section 1-4-5.7 - Registration at voting location prior to voting.
Section 1-4-7 - Registration by temporary absentees.
Section 1-4-9 - Duties of county clerk; registration of language minorities.
Section 1-4-11 - Duties of county clerk; upon receipt of certificates.
Section 1-4-12 - Duties of county clerk; filing of certificates.
Section 1-4-13 - Change of name; correcting error.
Section 1-4-15 - Registration; change of party affiliation.
Section 1-4-16 - Registration; when party affiliation shall not be made.
Section 1-4-17 - Registration; change of residence within same county.
Section 1-4-18 - Change of registered residence to another county.
Section 1-4-18.1 - Online voter registration.
Section 1-4-19 - Registration; transfer upon creation or change of precincts; notice to voters.
Section 1-4-21 - Refusal of registration; appeal.
Section 1-4-22 - Cancellation of registration; petition to district court.
Section 1-4-24 - Cancellation of registration; county clerk; grounds.
Section 1-4-25 - Cancellation of registration; determination of death.
Section 1-4-28 - Cancellation of registration; change of residence; notice.
Section 1-4-30 - Cancellation of registration; voter's request.
Section 1-4-32 - Cancellation of registration; duties of county clerk; retention of records.
Section 1-4-34 - Board of registration; board of county commissioners; appointment.
Section 1-4-35 - Board of registration; secretary.
Section 1-4-36 - Board of registration; compensation.
Section 1-4-37 - Board of registration; term; qualification.
Section 1-4-38 - Board of registration; meetings.
Section 1-4-39 to 1-4-45 - Repealed.
Section 1-4-46 - Clerical assistance for county clerk.
Section 1-4-47 - Driver's license voter registration.
Section 1-4-48 - Agency registration.
Section 1-4-50 - Prohibition on release of registration information.