A. A military-overseas ballot shall be considered timely if it is received by the county clerk no later than the deadline for receiving mailed ballots in Section 1-6-10 N.M. Stat. Ann..

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 1-6B-8

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.

B. A federal qualified elector may transmit, and the county clerk shall accept, a military- overseas ballot by secured electronic transmission available to the county clerk when the military-overseas ballot is sent directly by the voter to that clerk; provided that, when sending a military-overseas ballot as described in this subsection:

(1)     the federal qualified elector signs an affidavit waiving the right of secrecy of the federal qualified elector’s ballot;

and (2)     the federal qualified elector transmits the affidavit with the military-overseas ballot;

(3)     the county clerk places the received ballot in a holding envelope provided by the secretary of state for this purpose and delivers the ballot to the appropriate election board.

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