N.M. Stat. § 1-12-7

Conduct of election; persons not permitted to vote; persons

Last amended: 2025Year: 2026Length: 149 wordsOfficial source
permitted to vote upon choosing to affiliate with a party. A. A person shall not vote in a primary, general or statewide special election unless the person is a voter of the county in which the person offers to vote. A valid original certificate of registration in the county register is prima facie evidence of being a voter in the precinct. B. A person at a primary election shall not be permitted to vote for the candidate of any party other than the party designated on the person's current certificate of registration; provided that a person who has declined to designate a political party affiliation on the person's certificate of registration shall be permitted to choose to affiliate with a major political party in a primary election by requesting a major political party's primary election ballot and shall be permitted to vote for the candidates on that party's ballot.
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