Section 1-4-30 - Cancellation of registration; voter's request. - New Mexico Statutes

1-4-30. Cancellation of registration; voter's request.

A.     The county clerk shall cancel a certificate of registration upon the request of a voter only for the following reasons:   

(1)     when the voter changes his registered residence address to another county within the state; and   

(2)     when the voter moves to another state.   

B.     An application by a voter to cancel his registration shall be in writing and subscribed before a registration officer or a person authorized to administer oaths or on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.   

C.     Upon receipt of the written request for cancellation of registration, the county clerk shall cancel the voter's registration and shall forthwith mail to such person a notice of such cancellation and the date of cancellation.   

D.     The voter's certificate of registration shall be deemed canceled upon receipt by the county clerk of the written request therefor and when such request is for the reasons specified in Subsection A of this section.