{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-12-7","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-12-7","heading":"Conduct of election; persons not permitted to vote; persons permitted to vote upon choosing to affiliate with a party.","body":"A. A person shall not vote in a primary, general or statewide special election unless the person is a voter of the county in which the person offers to vote. A valid original certificate of registration in the county register is prima facie evidence of being a voter in the precinct.\nB. A person at a primary election shall not be permitted to vote for the candidate of any party other than the party designated on the person's current certificate of registration; provided that a person who has declined to designate a political party affiliation on the person's certificate of registration shall be permitted to choose to affiliate with a major political party in a primary election by requesting a major political party's primary election ballot and shall be permitted to vote for the candidates on that party's ballot.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 12 Conduct of Elections"],"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":"a55df21f42179a8c7c672fd6080c9d68603c37b28280f53a79b7df79b3e69e1e","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-12-6","next":"us-nm/1-12-7.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}