New Mexico § 1-6B-10 Use of federal write-in absentee ballot; qualification

New Mexico Statutes

§ 1-6B-10 — Use of federal write-in absentee ballot; qualification

New Mexico § 1-6B-10

Ch. 1Elections

Art. 6BUniform Military and Overseas Voters

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-6B-10 (2026).

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A.A federal qualified elector may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot questions in an election.

B.In completing the federal write-in absentee ballot, the federal qualified elector may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate. In a general election when voting for a specified office, a federal qualified elector may in the alternate complete the federal write-in absentee ballot by writing in the name of a political party, in which case the ballot shall be counted for the candidate of that political party.

C.A qualified federal write-in absentee ballot shall be processed during the county canvass in the same manner as a provisional ballot. A federal write-in absentee ballot from a federal qualified elector shall not be qualified if

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A. A federal qualified elector may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot questions in an election. B. In completing the federal write-in absentee ballot, the federal qualified elector may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate. In a general election when voting for a specified office, a federal qualified elector may in the alternate complete the federal write-in absentee ballot by writing in the name of a political party, in which case the ballot shall be counted for the candidate of that political party. C. A qualified federal write-in absentee ballot shall be processed during the county canvass in the same manner as a provisional ballot. A federal write-in absentee ballot from a federal qualified elector shall not be qualified if the federal qualified elector voted on any other type of ballot. A federal write-in absentee ballot of an overseas voter shall not be qualified if the ballot is submitted from any location in the United States.