§ NMSA 1978, § 1-6-8Mailed ballot envelopes

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Mailed ballot envelopes.
A. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of, procure and distribute to each county
clerk a supply of:
(1) official inner envelopes for use in sealing the completed mailed ballot;
(2) official mailing envelopes for use in returning the official inner envelope to the county
clerk, which shall be postage-paid; provided that only the official mailing envelope for absentee ballots in a political party primary shall contain a designation of party affiliation;
(3) mailed ballot instructions, describing proper methods for completion of the ballot and
returning it; and
(4) official transmittal envelopes for use by the county clerk in sending mailed ballot materials.
B. Official transmittal envelopes and official mailing envelopes for transmission of mailed ballot materials to and from the county clerk and voters shall be printed in black in substantially
similar form. All official inner envelopes shall be printed in black.
C. The reverse of each official mailing envelope shall contain a form to be executed by the voter
completing the mailed ballot. The form shall identify the voter and shall contain the following
statement: "I have not and will not vote any other ballot in this election". The official mailing envelope shall contain a space for the voter to record the voter's name, registration address and year
of birth. The envelope shall have a security flap to cover this information.

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