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N.M. Stat. § 1-4-5.3 (2026)

Registration; lack of physical address

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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.

ANNOTATIONS

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.

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× “1 (I)(4)(a) (2007) (requiring one of several forms of identification “that shows the name and current address of the applicant” to support a voter registration application); see also NMSA 1978, § 1-4-5.3 (2007) (providing the means of voter registration when a person lacks a…”
Convisser v. Ecoversity, 2013-NMSC-039. · cites it 2× “1(I)(4)(a) (2007) (requiring one of several forms of identification “that shows the name and current address of the applicant” to support a voter registration application); see also NMSA 1978, § 1-4-5.3 (2007) (providing the means of voter registration when a person lacks a…”
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