Section 1-12-7.1 - Voter lists; signature rosters; checklist of voters; use during election. - New Mexico Statutes

1-12-7.1. Voter lists; signature rosters; checklist of voters; use during election.

A.     Each precinct board using voter lists shall post securely at or near the entrance of the polling place one copy of an alphabetical list of voters for use of the voters prior to voting.  The posted copy shall not contain a listing of voter addresses, years of birth, unique identifiers or social security numbers. 

B.     The presiding judge of the precinct board shall assign one judge of the board to be in charge of one copy of the checklist of voters, which shall be used to confirm the registration and voting of each person offering to vote. 

C.     The presiding judge of the precinct board shall assign one election clerk to be in charge of the signature roster. 

D.     The judge assigned to the checklist of voters used for confirmation of registration and voting shall determine that each person offering to vote is registered and, in the case of a primary election, that the voter is registered in a party designated on the primary election ballot.  If the person's registration is confirmed by the presence of the person's name on the checklist of voters and the voter provides the required voter identification, the judge shall announce to the election clerks the list number and the name of the voter as shown on the checklist of voters.  If the voter does not provide the required voter identification, the voter shall be allowed to vote on a provisional ballot and shall provide the required voter identification to the county clerk's office before the county canvass begins, or to the precinct board before the polls close, or the voter's provisional ballot shall not be qualified.  If the required voter identification is provided, the voter's provisional ballot shall be qualified and the voter shall not vote on any other type of ballot. 

E.     The election clerk shall locate that list number and name on the signature roster and shall require the voter to sign the voter's usual signature or, if unable to write, to make the voter's mark opposite the voter's printed name.  If the voter makes the voter's mark, it shall be witnessed by one of the judges of the precinct board.  If the signature roster indicates that the voter is required to present a physical form of identification before voting, the election judge shall ask the voter for the required physical form of identification.  If the voter does not provide the required identification, the voter shall be allowed to vote on a provisional paper ballot; provided, however, that if the voter brings the required physical form of identification to the polling place after casting a provisional ballot, that ballot shall be qualified and the voter shall not vote on any other type of ballot. 

F.     The election judge shall follow the procedures provided for in Sections 1-12-7.2 and 1-12-8 NMSA 1978 if a person whose name does not appear on the signature roster requests to vote or a person is required to vote on a provisional paper ballot. 

G.     A voter shall not be permitted to vote until the voter has properly signed the voter's usual signature or made the voter's mark in the signature roster. 

H.     After the poll is closed, the election clerk in charge of the signature roster shall draw a single horizontal line in ink through each signature space in the signature roster where no signature or mark appears.