Section 1-4-5.3 - Registration; lack of physical address.

NM Stat § 1-4-5.3 (2019) (N/A)
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A. If a qualified elector resides in an area lacking a specific physical address, the qualified elector shall be allowed to substitute a mailing address along with a description, such as a map or the latitude and longitude, indicating where the qualified elector resides. The qualified elector shall be assigned to a precinct based on the geographic description of where the qualified elector resides.

B. The secretary of state shall issue rules regarding acceptable forms of non-physical addresses.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 18; 2007, ch. 336, § 5.

The 2007 amendment, effective April 2, 2007, provided that a qualified elector who lives in an area without a physical address shall be allowed to provide a description such as a map or the latitude and longitude; and added Subsection B.