{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-1-5.3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-1-5.3","heading":"Overseas voter.","body":"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:\nA. is temporarily absent from the individual's residence in this state;\nB. 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;\nC. 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\nD. 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:\n(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\n(2) the individual has not previously registered to vote in any other state.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 1 Definitions and General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18502/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"2adbca7f51f762c6fe3251efe1d08c3381ba67afeb0edb3b2ecbdbd27a597756","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-1-5.2","next":"us-nm/1-1-5.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}