Section 1-21-3 - Eligibility of new resident and former resident to vote

Any new resident or former resident may vote for presidential officers in a presidential election, but for no other officers or upon any questions or in any other election, if he: A. otherwise possesses the substantive qualifications to vote in this state except the requirement of residence; and B. complies with the provisions of the Federal Voting Rights Compliance Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-21-3, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 322, § 3; 1973, ch. 138, § 5. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For qualifications to vote, see N.M. Const., art. VII, § 1.