New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB170 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 170
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	John Block and Stefani Lord and Mark Duncan and Steve D. Lanier
48	48	and Jay C. Block
49	49	AN ACT
50	50	RELATING TO ELECTIONS; REQUIRING ALL VOTERS TO PRESENT
51	51	IDENTIFICATION BEFORE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR FREE IDENTIFICATION
52	52	CARDS TO BE ISSUED BY THE MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION OF THE
53	53	TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR XEROGRAPHIC
54	54	COPIES OF A VOTER'S IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT; AMENDING,
55	55	REPEALING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.
56	56	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
57	57	SECTION 1. A new section of the Election Code is enacted
58	58	to read:
59	59	"[NEW MATERIAL] VOTER IDENTIFICATION--PROVISION OF
60	60	XEROGRAPHIC COPIES.--At the request of a voter, the state shall
61	61	provide at no charge a xerographic copy of the voter's required
62	62	voter identification document when the voter presents the
63	63	document during normal business hours at any city, county or
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91	91	state government office that is capable of making such copies."
92	92	SECTION 2. Section 1-1-24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005,
93	93	Chapter 270, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read:
94	94	"1-1-24. REQUIRED VOTER IDENTIFICATION.--As used in the
95	95	Election Code, "required voter identification" means: [any of
96	96	the following forms of identification as chosen by the voter:
97	97	A. a physical form of identification, which may be:
98	98	(1) an original or copy of a current and valid
99	99	photo identification with or without an address, which address
100	100	is not required to match the voter's certificate of
101	101	registration; or
102	102	(2) an original or copy of a utility bill,
103	103	bank statement, government check, paycheck, student
104	104	identification card or other government document, including
105	105	identification issued by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo,
106	106	that shows the name and address of the person, the address of
107	107	which is not required to match the voter's certificate of
108	108	registration; or
109	109	B.] A. for a voter voting in-person:
110	110	(1) a current driver's license or
111	111	identification card issued by the motor vehicle division of the
112	112	taxation and revenue department; and
113	113	(2) a verbal or written statement by the voter
114	114	of the voter's name, registration address and year of birth;
115	115	provided, however, that the statement of the voter's name need
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144	144	not contain the voter's middle initial or suffix; or
145	145	B. for a voter voting absentee by mail, a current
146	146	driver's license or identification card issued by the motor
147	147	vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department and the
148	148	voter's social security number ."
149	149	SECTION 3. Section 1-4-5.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
150	150	Chapter 314, Section 7 and Laws 1993, Chapter 316, Section 7,
151	151	as amended) is amended to read:
152	152	"1-4-5.1. METHOD OF REGISTRATION--FORM.--
153	153	A. A qualified elector may apply for registration
154	154	using the paper form by mail, in the office of the secretary of
155	155	state or county clerk or with a registration agent or officer.
156	156	B. A person may request certificate of registration
157	157	forms from the secretary of state or any county clerk in
158	158	person, by telephone or by mail for that person or for other
159	159	persons.
160	160	C. A qualified elector who wishes to register to
161	161	vote shall fill out completely and sign the certificate of
162	162	registration and provide a copy of the required voter
163	163	identification. The qualified elector may seek the assistance
164	164	of any person in completing the certificate of registration.
165	165	D. A qualified elector who has filed for an order
166	166	of protection pursuant to the provisions of the Family Violence
167	167	Protection Act and who presents a copy of that order from a
168	168	state or tribal court to the registration officer shall be
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197	197	referred to the confidential address program administered by
198	198	the secretary of state pursuant to the Confidential Substitute
199	199	Address Act.
200	200	E. Completed certificates of registration may be
201	201	mailed or presented in person by the registrant or any other
202	202	person to the secretary of state, to the county clerk of the
203	203	county in which the registrant resides or to any other county
204	204	clerk in this state.
205	205	F. If the registrant wishes to vote in the next
206	206	election, the completed and signed certificate of registration
207	207	shall be delivered or mailed and postmarked within the time
208	208	frame provided in Subsection A of Section 1-4-8 NMSA 1978.
209	209	G. Within one business day after receipt of a
210	210	certificate of registration, the secretary of state shall send
211	211	the certificate to the county clerk in the county where the
212	212	qualified elector resides. Within one business day after
213	213	receipt of a certificate of registration of another county, a
214	214	county clerk shall send the certificate of registration to the
215	215	county clerk in the county where the qualified elector resides.
216	216	H. Only when the certificate of registration is
217	217	properly filled out, signed by the qualified elector and
218	218	accepted for filing by the county clerk as evidenced by the
219	219	county clerk's signature or stamp and the date of acceptance
220	220	thereon shall it constitute an official public record of the
221	221	registration of the qualified elector. A qualified elector
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250	250	complies with a voter registration deadline established in the
251	251	Election Code when a properly filled-out voter registration
252	252	certificate has been received by a county clerk or the
253	253	secretary of state, regardless of the date the certificate is
254	254	processed.
255	255	I. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form
256	256	of the certificate of registration, which form shall be a
257	257	postpaid mail-in format and shall be printed in Spanish and
258	258	English. The certificate of registration form shall be clear
259	259	and understandable to the average person and shall include
260	260	brief but sufficient instructions to enable the qualified
261	261	elector to complete the form without assistance. The form
262	262	shall also include:
263	263	(1) the question "Are you a citizen of the
264	264	United States of America?" and boxes for the applicant to check
265	265	to indicate whether the applicant is or is not a citizen;
266	266	(2) the statement "If you checked 'no', do not
267	267	complete this form."; and
268	268	[(3) a statement informing the applicant that:
269	269	(a) if the form is submitted by mail by
270	270	the applicant and the applicant is registering for the first
271	271	time in New Mexico, the applicant must submit with the form a
272	272	copy of: 1) a photo identification issued by a government or
273	273	educational institution; or 2) a current utility bill, bank
274	274	statement, government check, paycheck, student identification
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303	303	card or other government document, including identification
304	304	issued by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, that shows the
305	305	name and current address of the applicant; and
306	306	(b) if the applicant does not submit the
307	307	required documentary identification, the applicant will be
308	308	required to do so when voting in person or absentee; and
309	309	(4)] (3) a statement requiring the applicant
310	310	to swear or affirm that the information supplied by the
311	311	applicant is true."
312	312	SECTION 4. Section 1-6-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
313	313	Chapter 240, Section 130, as amended) is amended to read:
314	314	"1-6-4. MAILED BALLOT APPLICATION.--
315	315	A. In a statewide election, application by a voter
316	316	for a mailed ballot shall be made only on the official form
317	317	approved by the secretary of state or its online equivalent
318	318	accessed through a website authorized by the secretary of
319	319	state. The form shall identify the applicant and contain
320	320	information to establish the applicant's qualification for
321	321	issuance of a mailed ballot under the Absent Voter Act.
322	322	B. Each application on a paper form for a mailed
323	323	ballot shall be signed by the applicant and shall require the
324	324	applicant's printed name, registration address, [and ] year of
325	325	birth and required voter identification . When submitted by the
326	326	voter, the county clerk shall accept an application for a
327	327	mailed ballot pursuant to this subsection regardless of whether
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356	356	the application for a mailed ballot is delivered to the county
357	357	clerk on paper or by electronic means. When submitted by a
358	358	third party, the county clerk shall not accept an application
359	359	for a mailed ballot pursuant to this subsection if the
360	360	application for a mailed ballot is delivered by electronic
361	361	means.
362	362	C. The secretary of state shall allow a voter to
363	363	submit an online application for a mailed ballot through a
364	364	website authorized by the secretary of state; provided that the
365	365	voter shall have a current [or expired ] New Mexico driver's
366	366	license or state identification card issued by the motor
367	367	vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department. An
368	368	online request for a mailed ballot shall contain all of the
369	369	information that is required for a paper form. The voter shall
370	370	also provide the person's full New Mexico driver's license
371	371	number, [or] state identification card number or social
372	372	security number.
373	373	D. When a voter requests a mailed ballot pursuant
374	374	to this section, the voter shall mark the box associated with
375	375	the following statement, which shall be included as part of the
376	376	online mailed ballot request form:
377	377	"By clicking the boxes below, I swear or affirm all of the
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379	379	[ ] I am the person whose name and identifying
380	380	information is provided on this form and I desire to request a
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409	409	mailed ballot to vote in the state of New Mexico; and
410	410	[ ] All of the information that I have provided on
411	411	this form is true and correct as of the date I am submitting
412	412	this form.".
413	413	E. Online applications for mailed ballots shall
414	414	retain the dates of submission by the qualified elector and of
415	415	acceptance by the county clerk. For purposes of deadlines
416	416	contained in the Election Code, the time and date of the
417	417	submission by the voter shall be considered the time and date
418	418	when the application for a mailed ballot is received by the
419	419	county clerk.
420	420	[F. New registrants who registered for the first
421	421	time in this state by mail and at that time did not provide
422	422	acceptable documentary identification as required by federal
423	423	law shall be informed of the need to comply with federal
424	424	identification requirements when returning the requested ballot
425	425	and notified that if the registrant votes for the first time in
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427	427	returning the required documentary identification, the
428	428	registrant waives the right to secrecy in that mailed ballot.
429	429	The secretary of state shall issue rules to exempt voters from
430	430	submitting identification only as required by federal law and
431	431	shall review and, if necessary, update these rules no later
432	432	than March 15 of even-numbered years.
433	433	G.] F. A person who willfully and with knowledge
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462	462	and intent to deceive or mislead any voter, election board,
463	463	canvassing board, county clerk or other election official and
464	464	who falsifies any information on an absentee ballot request
465	465	form or who affixes a signature or mark other than the person's
466	466	own on a mailed ballot request form is guilty of a fourth
467	467	degree felony."
468	468	SECTION 5. Section 1-6-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
469	469	Chapter 240, Section 131, as amended) is amended to read:
470	470	"1-6-5. PROCESSING APPLICATION--ISSUANCE OF BALLOT.--
471	471	A. The county clerk shall mark each completed
472	472	application for a mailed ballot with the date and time of
473	473	receipt in the clerk's office and enter the required
474	474	information in the ballot register. The county clerk shall
475	475	then determine if the applicant is a voter and if the voter is
476	476	a uniformed-service voter or an overseas voter. If the
477	477	applicant is a uniformed-service voter or overseas voter, the
478	478	application shall be processed pursuant to the Uniform Military
479	479	and Overseas Voters Act. An application for a mailed ballot
480	480	from a voter who is not a federal qualified elector is timely
481	481	if received by the county clerk no later than fourteen days
482	482	prior to election day.
483	483	B. If the applicant does not have a valid
484	484	certificate of registration on file in the county, a mailed
485	485	ballot shall not be issued and the county clerk shall mark the
486	486	application "rejected" and file the application in a separate
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516	516	[C. When required by federal law, if the applicant
517	517	has on file with the county a valid certificate of registration
518	518	that indicates that the applicant is a voter who is a new
519	519	registrant in the state and who registered by mail without
520	520	submitting the required documentary identification, the county
521	521	clerk shall notify the voter that the voter must submit with
522	522	the mailed ballot a form of documentary identification from the
523	523	list in Paragraph (3) of Subsection I of Section 1-4-5.1 NMSA
524	524	1978. The county clerk shall note on the ballot register and
525	525	signature roster that the applicant's mailed ballot must be
526	526	returned with the required voter identification.
527	527	D.] C. If the applicant has on file with the county
528	528	a valid certificate of registration, the county clerk shall
529	529	mark the application "accepted" and deliver a mailed ballot to
530	530	the voter and the required envelopes for use in returning the
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532	532	[E.] D. Upon the mailing of a mailed ballot to an
533	533	applicant who is a voter, an appropriate designation shall be
534	534	made in the absentee ballot register.
535	535	[F.] E. A mailed ballot shall not be delivered by
536	536	the county clerk to any person other than the applicant for the
537	537	ballot. Mailed ballots shall be sent to applicants beginning
538	538	twenty-eight days before the election. For each application
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568	568	the election, the county clerk shall send either the ballot or
569	569	a notice of rejection to the applicant as soon as practicable;
570	570	provided that the ballot or a notice of rejection is sent not
571	571	later than twenty-two days before the election. For each
572	572	application for a mailed ballot received within twenty-two days
573	573	of election day, the county clerk shall send either the mailed
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575	575	four hours after receipt of the voter's application for a
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577	577	[G.] F. If the application for a mailed ballot from
578	578	a voter who is not a federal qualified elector indicates that
579	579	the mailed ballot is to be delivered to an address other than
580	580	an address listed on the voter's certificate of registration,
581	581	the county clerk shall prepare a notice of requested mailed
582	582	ballot. The notice of requested mailed ballot shall inform the
583	583	voter of the address to which the ballot was mailed along with
584	584	the phone number of the county clerk's office and the internet
585	585	address of the voter web portal provided by the secretary of
586	586	state. The notice of requested mailed ballot shall be sent to
587	587	the address provided on the voter's certificate of registration
588	588	on the same day the county clerk sends the mailed ballot to the
589	589	address requested by the voter.
590	590	[H.] G. When an application for a mailed ballot is
591	591	rejected pursuant to this section, the county clerk shall send
592	592	a notice of rejection to the mailing address on the voter's
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622	622	voter's application for mailed ballot, if different. The
623	623	notice of rejection shall indicate the reason for the rejection
624	624	and, if applicable, information on how to correct the
625	625	deficiency that is the reason for the rejection. If an
626	626	application is rejected because it was not timely received, the
627	627	county clerk shall, within twenty-four hours of receipt of the
628	628	application, send a rejection notice to the voter that shall
629	629	include a list of the early voting locations and election day
630	630	polling places in the county.
631	631	[I.] H. The county clerk shall only accept
632	632	applications for a mailed ballot made through the official web
633	633	portal operated by the secretary of state or submitted on the
634	634	official form. If a voter submits more than one application
635	635	for a mailed ballot containing the same information, subsequent
636	636	applications containing the same information shall not be
637	637	processed."
638	638	SECTION 6. Section 1-6-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
639	639	Chapter 240, Section 132, as amended) is amended to read:
640	640	"1-6-6. BALLOT REGISTER.--
641	641	A. For each statewide election, the county clerk
642	642	shall keep an "absentee ballot register", in which the county
643	643	clerk shall enter:
644	644	(1) the name and address of each absentee
645	645	ballot applicant;
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674	674	(2) the date of receipt of the application;
675	675	(3) whether the application was accepted or
676	676	rejected;
677	677	(4) the date of issue of an absentee ballot at
678	678	an early voting location or the mailing of an absentee ballot
679	679	to the applicant;
680	680	(5) the applicant's precinct;
681	681	(6) whether the applicant is a voter and
682	682	whether the voter is a uniformed-service voter or an overseas
683	683	voter;
684	684	(7) whether the voter is required to submit
685	685	[documentary] required voter identification [pursuant to
686	686	Section 1-6-5 NMSA 1978 ]; and
687	687	(8) the date the completed mailed ballot was
688	688	received from the voter by the county clerk or the absent voter
689	689	registered a ballot early in person in the county clerk's
690	690	office or at an alternate location.
691	691	B. For each special election, the county clerk
692	692	shall keep a "mailed ballot register", in which the county
693	693	clerk shall enter:
694	694	(1) the name and address of each voter to whom
695	695	a mailed ballot was sent;
696	696	(2) the date of mailing of a mailed ballot to
697	697	the voter;
698	698	(3) the applicant's precinct;
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727	727	(4) whether the voter is a uniformed-service
728	728	voter or an overseas voter;
729	729	(5) whether the voter is required to submit [a
730	730	documentary] required voter identification [pursuant to Section
731	731	1-6-5 NMSA 1978]; and
732	732	(6) the date and time the completed mailed
733	733	ballot was received from the voter by the county clerk.
734	734	C. Each ballot register is a public record open to
735	735	public inspection in the county clerk's office during regular
736	736	office hours. The county clerk shall have an updated ballot
737	737	register available for public inspection Monday through Friday
738	738	during regular office hours.
739	739	D. The county clerk shall deliver to the absent
740	740	voter election board on election day a complete list of all
741	741	absentee ballot applicants and early voters with applicable
742	742	information shown in the absentee ballot register for each
743	743	applicant and early voter up to 6:00 p.m. on the Saturday
744	744	preceding a statewide election. The county clerk shall deliver
745	745	a signature roster containing the same information as the lists
746	746	to the absent voter election board.
747	747	E. Upon request by a candidate, a political
748	748	committee or the state or county chair of a political party
749	749	represented on the ballot in an election, the secretary of
750	750	state or county clerk shall transmit without charge to an
751	751	electronic address provided in the request a complete copy of
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780	780	entries made in the absentee ballot register statewide or in
781	781	the county. Such transmissions shall be made daily beginning
782	782	four weeks immediately prior to the election through the
783	783	Saturday immediately following the election."
784	784	SECTION 7. Section 1-6-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
785	785	Chapter 240, Section 134, as amended) is amended to read:
786	786	"1-6-8. MAILED BALLOT ENVELOPES.--
787	787	A. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form
788	788	of, procure and distribute to each county clerk a supply of:
789	789	(1) official inner envelopes for use in
790	790	sealing the completed mailed ballot;
791	791	(2) official mailing envelopes for use in
792	792	returning the official inner envelope to the county clerk,
793	793	which shall be postage-paid; provided that only the official
794	794	mailing envelope for absentee ballots in a political party
795	795	primary shall contain a designation of party affiliation;
796	796	(3) mailed ballot instructions, describing
797	797	proper methods for completion of the ballot and returning it;
798	798	and
799	799	(4) official transmittal envelopes for use by
800	800	the county clerk in sending mailed ballot materials.
801	801	B. Official transmittal envelopes and official
802	802	mailing envelopes for transmission of mailed ballot materials
803	803	to and from the county clerk and voters shall be printed in
804	804	black in substantially similar form. All official inner
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833	833	envelopes shall be printed in black.
834	834	C. The reverse of each official mailing envelope
835	835	shall contain a form to be executed under penalty of perjury by
836	836	the voter completing the mailed ballot. The form shall
837	837	identify the voter and shall contain the pre-printed name of
838	838	the voter to whom the ballot was sent and the following
839	839	statement to be affirmed by the voter: "I attest under penalty
840	840	of perjury that I am the voter identified on this official
841	841	mailing envelope and that I have not and will not vote any
842	842	other ballot in this election.". The official mailing envelope
843	843	shall contain a space for the voter to record the voter's
844	844	signature and [the last four digits of ] the voter's social
845	845	security number, which shall constitute the required voter
846	846	identification. Under the space for the voter's signature
847	847	shall be the following statement: "NOTICE: The only people who
848	848	may lawfully mail or deliver this ballot to the county clerk
849	849	are the voter, a member of the voter's immediate family or
850	850	household, the voter's caregiver or a person with whom the
851	851	voter has a continuing personal relationship.". The envelope
852	852	shall have a security flap to cover this information."
853	853	SECTION 8. Section 1-6-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
854	854	Chapter 240, Section 136, as amended) is amended to read:
855	855	"1-6-10. RECEIPT OF MAILED BALLOTS BY CLERK.--
856	856	A. Completed official mailing envelopes that are
857	857	received at the county clerk's office or a polling place or
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886	886	that are retrieved from the post office or a monitored secured
887	887	container shall be accepted until 7:00 p.m. on election day. A
888	888	completed official mailing envelope received after that time
889	889	shall not be qualified or opened but shall be preserved by the
890	890	county clerk for the applicable retention period provided in
891	891	Section 1-12-69 NMSA 1978. The county clerk shall report the
892	892	number of late ballots from voters, uniformed-service voters
893	893	and overseas voters and report the number from each category to
894	894	date on the final mailed ballot report and as part of the
895	895	county canvass report. If additional late ballots are
896	896	received, the county clerk shall update the number of late
897	897	ballots from each category to the secretary of state.
898	898	B. On the day a returned mailed ballot is received
899	899	by the county clerk, the county clerk shall mark the date of
900	900	receipt on the outside of the official mailing envelope.
901	901	Within one business day of receiving a returned official
902	902	mailing envelope, the county clerk shall remove the privacy
903	903	flap to verify that the voter signed the official mailing
904	904	envelope and to confirm that [the last four digits of ] the
905	905	social security number provided by the voter [match ] matches
906	906	the information available to the county clerk; provided that no
907	907	county clerk or deputy county clerk shall perform the
908	908	verification process pursuant to this subsection unless the
909	909	county clerk or deputy county clerk would also meet the
910	910	requirements to be a challenger, watcher or election observer
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939	939	pursuant to Paragraphs (1) through (4) of Subsection C of
940	940	Section 1-2-22 NMSA 1978.
941	941	C. If the voter's signature is present and [the
942	942	last four digits of] the voter's social security number [match ]
943	943	matches, the county clerk shall note in the absentee ballot
944	944	register that the information required to be provided by the
945	945	voter under the privacy flap has been verified and shall safely
946	946	keep the official mailing envelope unopened in a locked and
947	947	number-sealed ballot box until it is delivered to the absent
948	948	voter election board.
949	949	D. If either the voter's signature is missing or
950	950	[the last four digits of ] the voter's social security number
951	951	[are] is not provided or [do] does not match, the county clerk
952	952	shall make the appropriate notation in the absentee ballot
953	953	register and shall safely keep the official mailing envelope
954	954	unopened in a secured ballot box designated for those official
955	955	mailing envelopes received that are missing the voter's
956	956	signature or [the last four digits of ] the voter's social
957	957	security number or where [the last four digits of ] the social
958	958	security number [do] does not match the information available
959	959	to the county clerk. The county clerk shall immediately send
960	960	the voter a notice to cure containing information regarding how
961	961	the voter may provide documentation to cure the missing or
962	962	incorrect information.
963	963	E. If [pursuant to Subsection F of Section 1-6-4
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992	992	NMSA 1978] the voter was notified of the need to comply with
993	993	federal identification requirements when returning the
994	994	requested ballot and failed to comply, the county clerk shall
995	995	preserve the inner envelope with the official mailing envelope
996	996	and write "Rejected" on the front of the official mailing
997	997	envelope, and the county clerk shall update the ballot register
998	998	accordingly and immediately send the voter a notice to cure
999	999	containing information regarding how the voter may provide the
1000	1000	missing or incorrect information. The county clerk shall place
1001	1001	the official mailing envelope with the attached inner envelope
1002	1002	in a container provided for rejected ballots; provided that if
1003	1003	the county clerk was required to open the inner envelope to
1004	1004	determine that the required documentary identification was not
1005	1005	included, the untallied ballot shall be returned to the inner
1006	1006	envelope and preserved along with the official mailing envelope
1007	1007	in a container for this purpose.
1008	1008	F. The voter may provide the missing or corrected
1009	1009	information at any time up to the conclusion of the appeal
1010	1010	process for rejected ballots. If a voter provides the missing
1011	1011	or corrected information:
1012	1012	(1) before the absent voter election board has
1013	1013	been convened, the county clerk shall attach the documentation
1014	1014	to the unopened official mailing envelope, update the ballot
1015	1015	register accordingly and transfer the ballot to the locked and
1016	1016	number-sealed ballot box until it is delivered to the absent
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1045	1045	voter election board;
1046	1046	(2) after the absent voter election board has
1047	1047	been convened, the county clerk shall attach the documentation
1048	1048	to the unopened official mailing envelope, update the ballot
1049	1049	register accordingly and transfer the ballot to the absent
1050	1050	voter election board;
1051	1051	(3) after the adjournment of the absent voter
1052	1052	election board but before the conclusion of the county canvass
1053	1053	process, the county clerk shall attach the documentation to the
1054	1054	unopened official mailing envelope, update the ballot register
1055	1055	accordingly and transfer the ballot to an election board
1056	1056	convened to assist in preparation of the county canvass report;
1057	1057	and
1058	1058	(4) after approval of the county canvass
1059	1059	report, the voter may appeal in accordance with appeal
1060	1060	procedures for provisional ballots established by rule of the
1061	1061	secretary of state pursuant to Section 1-12-25.2 NMSA 1978.
1062	1062	G. In a statewide election, if the unopened
1063	1063	official mailing envelope is received by the county clerk from
1064	1064	an election board before the absent voter election board has
1065	1065	adjourned, the unopened official mailing envelope shall be
1066	1066	transmitted to the absent voter election board to be tallied
1067	1067	immediately. If the unopened official mailing envelope is
1068	1068	received by the county clerk from an election board after the
1069	1069	absent voter election board has adjourned, the unopened
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1098	1098	official mailing envelope shall be transmitted to an election
1099	1099	board convened to assist in preparation of the county canvass
1100	1100	report to be tallied and included in the canvass report of that
1101	1101	county for the appropriate precinct."
1102	1102	SECTION 9. A new section of Chapter 1, Article 12 NMSA
1103	1103	1978 is enacted to read:
1104	1104	"[NEW MATERIAL] CONDUCT OF ELECTION--CHALLENGES TO A
1105	1105	VOTER'S IDENTIFICATION.--If the required voter identification
1106	1106	is challenged because it does not conform to the requirements
1107	1107	of Section 1-1-24 NMSA 1978, the voter shall be allowed to vote
1108	1108	on a provisional ballot."
1109	1109	SECTION 10. Section 1-12-7.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
1110	1110	Chapter 240, Section 112, as amended) is amended to read:
1111	1111	"1-12-7.1. VOTER LISTS--SIGNATURE ROSTERS--CHECKLIST OF
1112	1112	VOTERS--USE DURING ELECTION.--
1113	1113	A. At each election day polling location, other
1114	1114	than a consolidated precinct where any voter in the county may
1115	1115	vote, the precinct board shall post securely at or near the
1116	1116	entrance of the polling place one copy of an alphabetical list
1117	1117	of voters and a map of the precincts represented in that
1118	1118	polling place for use of the voters prior to voting. The
1119	1119	posted copy shall not contain a listing of voter addresses,
1120	1120	years, months or days of birth or social security numbers.
1121	1121	B. At each polling location where physical rosters
1122	1122	are used, the presiding judge of the precinct board shall
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1151	1151	assign one judge or election clerk of the board to be in charge
1152	1152	of one copy of the checklist of voters, which shall be used to
1153	1153	confirm the registration and voting of each person offering to
1154	1154	vote.
1155	1155	C. The presiding judge of the precinct board shall
1156	1156	assign one judge or election clerk to be in charge of the
1157	1157	signature roster.
1158	1158	D. The judge or election clerk assigned to confirm
1159	1159	registration shall determine that each person offering to vote
1160	1160	is registered and, in the case of a primary election, that the
1161	1161	voter is registered in a party designated on the primary
1162	1162	election ballot. If the person's registration is confirmed and
1163	1163	the voter provides the required voter identification, the judge
1164	1164	or election clerk shall announce to the judges or election
1165	1165	clerks the list number and the name of the voter as shown on
1166	1166	the checklist of voters. If the voter does not provide the
1167	1167	required voter identification, the voter shall be allowed to
1168	1168	vote on a provisional paper ballot and shall provide the
1169	1169	required voter identification to the county clerk's office
1170	1170	before 5:00 p.m. on the second day following the election, or
1171	1171	to the precinct board before the polls close, or the voter's
1172	1172	provisional ballot shall not be qualified. If the required
1173	1173	voter identification is provided, the voter's provisional paper
1174	1174	ballot shall be qualified and the voter shall not vote on any
1175	1175	other type of ballot.
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1204	1204	E. The judge or election clerk shall locate the
1205	1205	name on the signature roster and shall require the voter to
1206	1206	sign the voter's usual signature or, if unable to write, to
1207	1207	make the voter's mark opposite the voter's printed name. If
1208	1208	the voter makes the voter's mark, it shall be witnessed by one
1209	1209	of the judges or election clerks of the precinct board.
1210	1210	[F. If the signature roster indicates that the
1211	1211	voter is required to present a physical form of identification
1212	1212	before voting, the judge or election clerk shall ask the voter
1213	1213	for the required physical form of identification. If the voter
1214	1214	does not provide the required identification, the voter shall
1215	1215	be allowed to vote on a provisional paper ballot; provided,
1216	1216	however, that if the voter brings the required physical form of
1217	1217	identification to the polling place after casting a provisional
1218	1218	paper ballot, that ballot shall be qualified.
1219	1219	G.] F. The judge or election clerk shall follow the
1220	1220	procedures provided for in Sections 1-12-7.2 and 1-12-8 NMSA
1221	1221	1978 if a person whose name does not appear on the signature
1222	1222	roster requests to vote or a person is required to vote on a
1223	1223	provisional paper ballot.
1224	1224	[H.] G. A voter shall not be permitted to vote
1225	1225	until the voter has properly signed the voter's usual signature
1226	1226	or made the voter's mark in the signature roster."
1227	1227	SECTION 11. Section 1-12-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
1228	1228	Chapter 240, Section 247, as amended) is amended to read:
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1257	1257	"1-12-8. CONDUCT OF ELECTION--PROVISIONAL VOTING.--
1258	1258	A. A person shall be permitted to vote on a
1259	1259	provisional paper ballot even though the person's original
1260	1260	certificate of registration cannot be found in the county
1261	1261	register or even if the person's name does not appear on the
1262	1262	signature roster; provided that :
1263	1263	(1) the person's residence is within the
1264	1264	boundaries of the county in which the person offers to vote;
1265	1265	(2) the person's name is not on the list of
1266	1266	persons submitting absentee ballots; and
1267	1267	(3) the person executes a statement swearing
1268	1268	or affirming to the best of the person's knowledge that the
1269	1269	person is a qualified elector, is currently registered and
1270	1270	eligible to vote in that county and has not cast a ballot or
1271	1271	voted in that election.
1272	1272	[B. A voter shall vote on a provisional paper
1273	1273	ballot if the voter:
1274	1274	(1) has not previously voted in a general
1275	1275	election in New Mexico or has been purged from the voter list;
1276	1276	(2) registered to vote by mail;
1277	1277	(3) did not submit the physical form of the
1278	1278	required voter identification with the certificate of
1279	1279	registration form; and
1280	1280	(4) does not present to the election judge a
1281	1281	physical form of the required voter identification.
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1310	1310	C.] B. A voter shall vote on a provisional paper
1311	1311	ballot in accordance with the provisions of Section 1-12-7.1
1312	1312	NMSA 1978 if the voter does not provide the required voter
1313	1313	identification to the election judge.
1314	1314	[D.] C. A judge or election clerk shall have the
1315	1315	voter sign the signature roster and issue the voter a
1316	1316	provisional paper ballot, an outer envelope and an official
1317	1317	inner envelope. The voter shall vote on the provisional paper
1318	1318	ballot in secrecy and, when done, place the ballot in the
1319	1319	official inner envelope and place the official inner envelope
1320	1320	in the outer envelope and return it to the judge or election
1321	1321	clerk. The judge or election clerk shall ensure that the
1322	1322	required information is completed on the outer envelope, have
1323	1323	the voter sign it in the appropriate place and place it in an
1324	1324	envelope designated for provisional paper ballots.
1325	1325	[E.] D. Knowingly executing a false statement
1326	1326	constitutes perjury as provided in the Criminal Code, and
1327	1327	voting on the basis of such falsely executed statement
1328	1328	constitutes fraudulent voting."
1329	1329	SECTION 12. Section 1-12-20 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
1330	1330	Chapter 240, Section 273, as amended) is amended to read:
1331	1331	"1-12-20. CONDUCT OF ELECTION--INTERPOSING CHALLENGES.--A
1332	1332	challenge may be interposed by a member of the precinct board
1333	1333	or by a party challenger for the following reasons:
1334	1334	A. the person offering to vote is not registered to
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1363	1363	vote;
1364	1364	B. the person offering to vote is listed among
1365	1365	those persons to whom an absentee ballot was mailed;
1366	1366	C. the person offering to vote has already cast a
1367	1367	ballot in that election;
1368	1368	D. the person offering to vote is improperly
1369	1369	registered because the person is not a qualified elector; [or ]
1370	1370	E. the required voter identification that the
1371	1371	person presents does not conform to the requirements of Section
1372	1372	1-1-24 NMSA 1978; or
1373	1373	[E.] F. in the case of a primary election, the
1374	1374	person desiring to vote is not affiliated with a political
1375	1375	party represented on the ballot."
1376	1376	SECTION 13. Section 1-12-25.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003,
1377	1377	Chapter 356, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read:
1378	1378	"1-12-25.3. PROVISIONAL PAPER BALLOTS--REQUIRED
1379	1379	INFORMATION.--
1380	1380	A. At a minimum, the following information shall be
1381	1381	printed on the outer envelope for a provisional paper ballot:
1382	1382	(1) the name and signature of the voter;
1383	1383	(2) the voter's registered address, both
1384	1384	present and former if applicable;
1385	1385	(3) the voter's date of birth;
1386	1386	(4) the reason for using the ballot;
1387	1387	(5) the precinct and the polling place at
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1416	1416	which the voter has voted; and
1417	1417	(6) sufficient space to list the disposition
1418	1418	of the ballot after review by the county clerk.
1419	1419	B. A provisional paper ballot shall not be rejected
1420	1420	for lack of the information required by this section and shall
1421	1421	be qualified as long as the voter provides a valid signature
1422	1422	and sufficient information for the clerk to determine the voter
1423	1423	is a qualified elector and has provided a copy of the required
1424	1424	voter identification."
1425	1425	SECTION 14. Section 1-24-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019,
1426	1426	Chapter 212, Section 156, as amended) is amended to read:
1427	1427	"1-24-3. SPECIAL ELECTION PROCEDURES--CONDUCT.--
1428	1428	A. All special elections in this state shall be
1429	1429	conducted absentee. Mailed ballots shall be used exclusively
1430	1430	for voting in special elections. Except as otherwise provided
1431	1431	in the Special Election Act, all special elections in this
1432	1432	state shall be conducted and canvassed as provided in the
1433	1433	Election Code.
1434	1434	B. Without requiring a voter to file an application
1435	1435	to receive a ballot, the county clerk shall send a mailed
1436	1436	ballot to every voter of the county or local public body,
1437	1437	except a voter:
1438	1438	(1) who was sent a notice pursuant to
1439	1439	Subsection C of Section 1-4-28 NMSA 1978 and who has not
1440	1440	returned the prepaid and pre-addressed return card sent
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1469	1469	pursuant to that section and has not filed a new certificate of
1470	1470	registration with a new address;
1471	1471	(2) whose voter notification pursuant to
1472	1472	Section 1-11-4.1 NMSA 1978 or official election-related mail
1473	1473	sent through a uniform, nondiscriminatory process was returned
1474	1474	to the county clerk or the secretary of state as undeliverable
1475	1475	and the voter has not communicated with the county clerk that
1476	1476	the official voter notification or election-related mail was
1477	1477	returned as undeliverable in error or filed a certificate of
1478	1478	registration with a new address; or
1479	1479	(3) whose ballot is delivered pursuant to the
1480	1480	provisions of the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage
1481	1481	Act.
1482	1482	C. Forty-two days before the election or in the
1483	1483	case of a voter notification returned to the county clerk, as
1484	1484	soon thereafter as practicable, the county clerk shall send to
1485	1485	each voter of the county or local public body described in
1486	1486	Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection B of this section notice,
1487	1487	sent by forwardable mail, that the voter will not be sent a
1488	1488	ballot for the special election unless the voter updates the
1489	1489	voter's address as provided by the Election Code or informs the
1490	1490	county clerk that the address on the certificate of
1491	1491	registration is valid. The notice shall include contact
1492	1492	information for the office of the county clerk and an internet
1493	1493	address where the voter may update the voter's address or
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1522	1522	communicate with the county clerk. The mailed ballot register
1523	1523	shall note which voters were sent a notice pursuant to this
1524	1524	subsection.
1525	1525	D. Between the twenty-seventh and twenty-fifth day
1526	1526	before the election, pursuant to Subsection B of this section,
1527	1527	the county clerk shall send to each voter a ballot for the
1528	1528	special election, along with a postage-paid return envelope, a
1529	1529	notice that there will be no traditional polling places for the
1530	1530	election, the recommended deadline to deposit the voted mailed
1531	1531	ballot with the United States postal service for return by
1532	1532	mail, the deadline for the ballot to be received by the county
1533	1533	clerk and a list of the times and locations of monitored
1534	1534	secured containers available in the county.
1535	1535	E. Beginning twenty-two days before the election,
1536	1536	the county clerk shall issue replacement and provisional
1537	1537	ballots as provided in the Absent Voter Act for the mailed
1538	1538	ballot process. In addition, the county clerk shall send a
1539	1539	ballot to any voter described in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of
1540	1540	Subsection B of this section who has not previously been sent a
1541	1541	ballot if the voter submits an application pursuant to Section
1542	1542	1-6-4 NMSA 1978.
1543	1543	[F. When required by federal law, if the voter has
1544	1544	on file with the county a valid certificate of registration
1545	1545	that indicates that the voter is a new registrant in the state
1546	1546	and who registered by mail without submitting the required
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1575	1575	documentary identification, the county clerk shall notify the
1576	1576	voter that the voter must submit with the mailed ballot the
1577	1577	required documentary identification from the list in Paragraph
1578	1578	(3) of Subsection I of Section 1-4-5.1 NMSA 1978. The county
1579	1579	clerk shall note on the mailed ballot register and signature
1580	1580	roster that the applicant's mailed ballot must be returned with
1581	1581	the required documentary identification. ]"
1582	1582	SECTION 15. Section 66-5-408 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978,
1583	1583	Chapter 35, Section 335, as amended) is amended to read:
1584	1584	"66-5-408. FEES.--
1585	1585	A. Upon application for an identification card with
1586	1586	a four-year term, there shall be paid to the department a fee
1587	1587	of five dollars ($5.00). Upon application for an
1588	1588	identification card with an eight-year term, there shall be
1589	1589	paid to the department a fee of ten dollars ($10.00). A fee
1590	1590	shall not be charged to an applicant for an identification card
1591	1591	if the applicant:
1592	1592	(1) is at least seventy-five years of age or a
1593	1593	homeless individual; or
1594	1594	(2) will be at least eighteen years of age on
1595	1595	the date of the next general election and the person signs a
1596	1596	statement requesting an identification card at no cost for
1597	1597	voter identification purposes .
1598	1598	B. The department with the approval of the governor
1599	1599	may increase the amount of the identification card fee by an
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1628	1628	amount not to exceed three dollars ($3.00) for the purpose of
1629	1629	implementing an enhanced licensing system; provided that for an
1630	1630	identification card issued for an eight-year period, the amount
1631	1631	of the fee shall be twice the amount charged for other
1632	1632	identification cards. The additional amounts collected
1633	1633	pursuant to this subsection are appropriated to the department
1634	1634	to defray the expense of the new system of licensing and for
1635	1635	use as set forth in the provisions of Subsection F of Section
1636	1636	66-6-13 NMSA 1978. Unexpended and unencumbered balances from
1637	1637	fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection at
1638	1638	the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund
1639	1639	but shall be expended by the department in fiscal year 2010 and
1640	1640	subsequent fiscal years.
1641	1641	C. As used in this section, "homeless individual"
1642	1642	means an individual:
1643	1643	(1) who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate
1644	1644	nighttime residence, including an individual who:
1645	1645	(a) lives in the housing of another
1646	1646	person due to that individual's loss of housing, economic
1647	1647	hardship or other reason related to that individual's lack of a
1648	1648	fixed residence;
1649	1649	(b) lives in a motel, hotel, trailer
1650	1650	park or camping ground due to the lack of alternative adequate
1651	1651	accommodations;
1652	1652	(c) lives in an emergency or
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1681	1681	transitional shelter;
1682	1682	(d) sleeps in a public or private place
1683	1683	not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping
1684	1684	accommodation for human beings; or
1685	1685	(e) lives in an automobile, a park, a
1686	1686	public space, an abandoned building, substandard housing, a bus
1687	1687	station, a train station or a similar setting; and
1688	1688	(2) whose homelessness can be verified through
1689	1689	an attestation, which shall not be required to be notarized, by
1690	1690	one of the following:
1691	1691	(a) a public or private governmental or
1692	1692	nonprofit agency that provides services to homeless
1693	1693	individuals;
1694	1694	(b) a local education agency homeless
1695	1695	liaison, school counselor or school nurse;
1696	1696	(c) a social worker licensed in the
1697	1697	state; or
1698	1698	(d) the homeless individual."
1699	1699	SECTION 16. REPEAL.--Section 1-12-4.1 NMSA 1978 (being
1700	1700	Laws 2005, Chapter 270, Section 59) is repealed.
1701	1701	SECTION 17. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
1702	1702	provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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