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New MexicoPaper + scan

Hand-marked paper ballots, precinct optical scan. Election Code = Chapter 1 NMSA 1978 (recodified 2019, Laws ch. 212).

Overall40.2%EAdI 35.3%EAI 57.1%ECI 50.0%EDRI 40.9%EVCI 33.3%EII 30.2%
Paper + scanVoting method

Voting Channels

How voters cast a ballot

The voting channels available under current law, each verified against the cited statute.

  • Election dayElection-day in personall

    Polls open 7:00 a.m. and close 7:00 p.m. on election day.

    NMSA 1978, § 1-12-1

  • EarlyEarly in personall-voters

    In-person early voting at the county clerk's office and alternate voting locations, commencing the 28th day before the election.

    NMSA 1978, § 1-6-5.7; § 1-6-5.6

  • PostalPostal / mailno-excuse

    No-excuse absentee voting by mail; any voter may apply for a mailed ballot under the Absentee Voting article.

    NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 6 (§ 1-6-1 et seq.); § 1-6-4

  • ProxyProxynot available

    No proxy voting; use of a power of attorney to vote is expressly prohibited.

    NMSA 1978, § 1-1-5.5

  • InternetInternetnot available

    No internet voting. Electronic delivery of ballots is available to military and overseas voters (Art. 6B), but voted ballots are returned by mail or in person.

Methodology Radar

Dimension Breakdown

EAdI35.3%
Election Administration Index
Accountability25%
Commission30%
Funding0%
Staff Training33%
Vendor Oversight100%
EAI57.1%
Electoral Access Index
Administration100%
Eligibility40%
Identification60%
Registration86%
Roll Integrity0%
Voter Assistance67%
Voting Methods33%
ECI50.0%
Election Campaign-Finance Index
Contributions100%
Disclosure40%
Enforcement63%
Foreign Source0%
Traceability75%
EDRI40.9%
Election Dispute Resolution Index
Contest10%
Recount75%
Timing50%
EVCI33.3%
Election Voter-Confidence Index
Ballot Info50%
Candidate0%
Notification50%
EII30.2%
Election Integrity Index
Citizen Verifiability13%
Custody Hardware38%
Post Election Audit44%
Software Verifiability22%
Transparency Observation13%
Vendor Independence50%
Voter Access43%

Primary Instruments

CitationTypeTitleSectionsStatus
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 1CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 148active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 10CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 1015active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 11CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 1117active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 12CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 1261active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 13CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 1323active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 14CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 1426active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 15CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 1523active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 15ACodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 15A11active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 16CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 167active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 17CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 1714active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 18CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 185active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 19CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 1928active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 19ACodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 19A17active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 2CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 231active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 20CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 2027active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 21CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 2114active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 22CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 2213active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 22ACodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 22A10active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 24CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 246active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 25CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 2513active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 26CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 266active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 3CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 318active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 3ACodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 3A9active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 4CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 445active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 5CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 516active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 6CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 625active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 6BCodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 6B17active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 6CCodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 6C9active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 7CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 77active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 8CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 845active
NMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 9CodeNMSA 1978, ch. 1, art. 925active

Methodologies — Datapoint Drill-In

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EAdIEAIECIEDRIEVCIEII
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