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New Mexico · Through 2026-05-20

1-1-5.3: Overseas voter.

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  1. Chapter 1 - Elections
  2. ARTICLE 1 Definitions and General Provisions

As used in the Election Code, "overseas voter" means an individual who is a United States citizen, who is outside the United States and who:

A. is temporarily absent from the individual's residence in this state;

B. before leaving the United States, was last eligible to vote in this state and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility requirements;

C. before leaving the United States, would have been last eligible to vote in this state had the voter then been of voting age and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility requirements; or

D. was born outside the United States, is not otherwise described in this section and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility requirements, if:

(1) the last place where a parent or legal guardian of the individual was, or would have been, eligible to vote before leaving the United States is within this state; and

(2) the individual has not previously registered to vote in any other state.

Collected 2026-09-03T15:02:19Z. Source file · JSON

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