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N.M. Stat. § 1-4-17 (2026)

Registration; change of residence within same county

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A. A voter who has changed his residence within the same county shall complete a certificate of registration to change his registered residence address or file a change of residence notification with the county clerk on a postcard-type form, approved by the secretary of state.

B. No change of registered residence address shall be made in any period during which registration is closed; however, the county clerk may accept applications for or notifications of such change but shall not process them until the registration period is open.

C. The application for or notification of change of registered residence shall be filed with the county clerk, and the previous registration shall be retained for six years in a file established for that purpose.

History: 1953 Comp., § 3-4-15, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 73; 1975, ch. 255, § 40; 1987, ch. 249, § 10; 1991, ch. 105, § 8; 1993, ch. 10, § 1; 1993, ch. 314, § 16; 1993, ch. 316, § 16.

ANNOTATIONS

1993 Multiple Amendments. — Laws 1993, ch. 10, § 1, Laws 1993, ch. 314, § 16, and Laws 1993, ch. 316, § 16, all effective June 18, 1993, enacted amendments to this section that can be reconciled. Pursuant to 12-1-8 NMSA 1978, Laws 1993, ch. 316, § 16, as the last act signed by the governor, is set out above and incorporates all amendments. To view the session laws in their entirety, see the 1993 session laws on NMOneSource.com.

Laws 1993, ch. 314, § 16, and Laws 1993, ch. 316, § 16, both effective June 18, 1993, enacted identical amendments that substituted "complete a certificate of registration" for "apply to a registration officer" in Subsection A.

Laws 1993, ch. 10, § 1, effective June 18, 1993, added language at the end of Subsection A, and inserted "or notifications of" in Subsection B and "or notification of" in Subsection C.

The 1991 amendment, effective April 2, 1991, purported to amend this section but made no change.

Voter may transfer registration for spouse. — Under this section a husband may transfer registration of his wife and vice versa, but neither of them may transfer the registration of any other member of the family. 1946 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 46-4936 (opinion rendered under former law). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 25 Am. Jur. 2d Elections § 107.

29 C.J.S. Elections § 52.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2013 · leading case: Convisser v. Ecoversity, 2013-NMSC-039, 4 N.M. 597.
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Convisser v. Ecoversity, 2013-NMSC-039, 4 N.M. 597. · cites it 2× “4(B) (2011) (requiring that the voter registration form include an applicant’s residence); and NMSA 1978, § 1-4-17 (1993) (requiring a voter who changes addresses to submit a certificate of registration form).”
Convisser v. Ecoversity, 2013-NMSC-039. · cites it 2× “4(B) (2011) (requiring that the voter registration form include an applicant’s residence); and NMSA 1978, § 1-4-17 (1993) (requiring a voter who changes addresses to submit a certificate of registration form).”
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