New Mexico Administrative Code

A. Voting systems shall be stored at a temperature range from 32° to 100° fahrenheit with humidity levels from 40-55%, except for brief seasonal variations. B. The storage facility shall be free of debris, dust, vermin and vibration, not to exceed federal standards for voting sys…

Office of the Secretary of State

A. All requesters of voter file data or public service requests shall complete the affidavit of authorization prescribed by the secretary of state. B. The secretary of state shall develop a uniform fee schedule for data recording media, voter data, voter lists, special voter list…

In accordance with Sections 1-4-5.5 to -5.6, and 1-4-50 NMSA 1978, the SOS and county clerk offices shall take measures to minimize the risk of unauthorized disclosure, unauthorized acquisition, unauthorized access or other situation that would provide access to voter registratio…

A. Upon written request from an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, the secretary of state may designate a government or official building for use for mailing addresses on voter registrations for members of that Indian nation, tribe or pueblo. The written request must comply with Sub…

This rule applies to the uniform operation and maintenance of the statewide computerized voter registration system in each of the 33 county clerk offices of New Mexico and the office of the secretary of state (SOS).

The Election Code, Sections 1-2-1, 1-4-18.1 and Subsection C of 1-5-31 NMSA 1978, Public Law 103-31, The National Voter Registration Act of 1993; Public Law 107-252, The Help America Vote Act of 2002. The issuing authority shall issue rules to establish and administer the statewi…

Permanent.

3-15-2012, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The Election Code was amended by Chapter 270, Laws 2005. The purpose of the amendment is to require the secretary of state to adopt such rules as are necessary to establish and administer the statewide computerized voter registration system and to require timelines for the updati…

A. "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been declared an inactive voter. B. "Board of registration" means the voters of a county who are appointed by the board of county commissioners and serve under the provisions of Sections 1-4-34 NMSA 1978. C. "Cancelled" means…

A. Adding and transferring voters. (1) Upon receipt of a voter registration certificate, the county clerk shall run a duplicate search to determine if the voter is already registered in the registration records of the county. To determine if a record already exists in the statewi…

List maintenance activities shall be conducted in a non-discriminatory manner and in no instance shall select groups of voters be targeted for cancellation or removal from the voter file. A. Confirmation mailings for voters designated as NVRA under Section 1-4-28 NMSA 1978 (chang…

Office of the Secretary of State.

A. Each county clerk shall file a report of expenditures with the secretary of state no later than 45 days after a statewide election for timely reimbursement and/or accounting. The report shall include an official form provided by the secretary of state as well as descriptions w…

This rule applies to any statewide elections required by the Election Code.

Section 1-11-19 NMSA 1978; Section 1-2-1 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

July 1, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To establish the procedure for election grants, reimbursements and reporting between the secretary of state and county clerks for the purposes of paying the costs of conducting and administering statewide elections required by the Election Code.

A. "Compensation for poll workers, election board members, and messengers" means the compensation to members of an election board on Election Day and members of an election board and messengers assigned to alternate voting or alternate mobile voting locations or absent voter prec…

A. The secretary of state shall provide memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to each county for the granting of funds to cover eligible expenses for a statewide election at least ninety days prior to election day. B. The secretary of state and county clerks shall finalize and sign…

A. If election costs incurred to a county exceed the initial amount provided through a MOU, the county may request reimbursement no later than 45 days after a statewide election using a prescribed form provided by the secretary of state with a description detailed enough to direc…

Office of the Secretary of State.

This rule applies to the secretary of state, county clerks and public officials.

Section 1-2-1 NMSA 1978; Section 10-16A-9 NMSA 1978; Chapter 39 of New Mexico Laws of 2023

Permanent

July 1, 2023, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To establish procedures for the secretary of state and county clerks for the non-disclosure of home addresses for public officials on election- and financial- related records.

A. "Election-related disclosures" means records pertaining to a public official for campaign or election purposes and include nominating petitions, candidacy declarations, designations of confidential home address forms and voter registration forms. B. "Financial-related disclosu…

A. A public official may submit a request for designation of confidential home address using a form prescribed by the secretary of state. A copy of the form shall be forwarded to the county clerk of the county in which the official is registered to vote within seven business days…

A. Original election- and financial- disclosures that contain a designated confidential address shall be preserved by the secretary of state and county clerks for the purposes of any potential judicial review. B. Original election- and financial- disclosures that contain a design…

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Office of the Secretary of State.

This rule applies to any general election.

Election Code, Section 1-10-8.1 and Section 1-2-1 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

August 28, 2018 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To provide the procedures to determine the order for political parties for the partisan offices on the general election ballot.

A. The names of the candidates of each political party qualified to participate in a general election shall be placed by party on the general election ballot in the order of preference as determined by lot at a drawing held for that purpose. B. The secretary of state shall send n…

Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State

A. Notwithstanding the New Mexico election alphabet, the names of candidates designated and certified by state convention pursuant to Section 1-8-21.1 NMSA 1978 shall be placed on the respective political party primary ballot in descending order of the vote received at the applic…