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§ 1-6-5.6 NMSA 1978

Early voting; alternate voting locations; procedures

Known as the Absent Voter Act

The act spans §§ 1-6-1 to 1-6-9.2 (46 sections).

Laws 2003, ch. 357, § 6; 2005, ch. 270, § 45; 2007, ch. 193, § 1; 2009, ch. 251, § 7; 2011, ch. 137, § 41; 2019, ch. 212, § 65.

The county clerk shall:

A. ensure that voters have adequate access to early voting in the county, taking into consideration population density and travel time to the location of voting;

B. ensure that early voters are not allowed to vote in person on election day;

C. ensure that adequate interpreters are available at alternate voting locations in those precincts having a majority of qualified electors who are part of a recognized language minority; and

D. based on rules adopted by the secretary of state, allow for mobile alternate voting locations that may be set up temporarily in specified precincts of the county during the period when early voting is allowed at alternate voting locations.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.