§ NMSA 1978, § 1-4-2Registration of qualified reisdents; right to vote in primary

Registration of qualified reisdents; right to vote in primary.
A. Any qualified resident of New Mexico shall be permitted within the provisions of the Election Code to submit a voter registration certificate in paper form, through the online voter registration portal provided by the secretary of state, electronically when conducting an in-person
transaction at the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department or as otherwise
prescribed by the secretary of state. The certificate shall be processed by the county clerk in the
same manner as for a qualified elector, but the qualified resident shall not become a voter nor be
considered a voter except as provided by this section.
B. If a qualified resident submits a voter registration certificate in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this section and pursuant to the requirements of Section 1-4-8 NMSA
1978, the qualified resident shall:
(1) become a voter upon the qualified resident's eighteenth birthday;
(2) be considered a voter for the purpose of participation in a statewide or special election
where the qualified resident will turn eighteen on or before the day of the statewide or special
election; or
(3) be considered a voter for the purpose of participation in a political party primary election where the qualified resident will turn eighteen on or before the day of the general election
immediately succeeding the primary election.
C. Any resident of New Mexico who may be a qualified elector upon the resident's eighteenth
birthday, who obtains a license, permit or identification card from the motor vehicle division of
the taxation and revenue department and who has not submitted a voter registration certificate
pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be sent a notification by the secretary of state advising the resident of the requirements and opportunity to register to vote and a uniform resource
locator for a web page where the resident may submit a voter registration certificate online. When
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applicable, a notification shall be sent to a resident described in this subsection within the sixty
days following the resident's seventeenth birthday, when the resident obtained a license, permit or
identification card from the motor vehicle division prior to the resident's seventeenth birthday and
within thirty days prior to the resident's eighteenth birthday.