SB 672 — PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE

SENATE RULES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 672 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 Pursuant to House Rule 24-1, this document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

It is a tool to show the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.

ALLOWING FOR h VOTER REGISTRATION Hf6º ON ELECTION DAY AND»Hf6AND DURING EARLY g o VOTING IN STATEWIDE AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS;

PROVIDING FOR t hr g e i k AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION AND UPDATES TO VOTER REGISTRATION.

h7 r i s h , t, BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

e u g e b l e e h SECTION 1.

A new section of Chapter 1, Article 4 NMSA n d d i = = o h 1978 is enacted to read:

l"REGISTRATION ] b ,d i a º e "[NEW MATERIAL ] REGISTRATION AT VOTING LOCATION PRIOR TO r i = r t e w d m a n o VOTING.-- dA. m :

bNotwithstanding ethe dprovisions sin ºSection o1-4-8 tNMSA n1978 =providing .215028.1for sthe kclosing mof eregistration eprior to an election, a nqualified eelector dseeking rto eregister lto uvote [or Aupdate dan SRC/SBexisting 672certificate A.of registration in the state shall be allowed to do so at a voting location immediately before voting in that election after signing an affidavit under oath that the elector has not voted in the election in this state or elsewhere, and as further provided in this section.

Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 1-4-8 NMSA 1978 providing for the closing of registration prior to an election, a qualified elector seeking to register to vote or update an existing certificate of registration in the state shall be allowed to do so at a voting location immediately before voting in that election Hf4º as after signing an affidavit under oath that the elector has not voted in the election in this state or elsewhere, and as further»Hf4 provided in this section.

on the Saturday immediately prior to the SRC/SB 672 Page 1 date of the election;

provided that if the county clerk establishes an additional h alternate voting location near the clerk's office in lieu of u » r voting at the office of the county clerk, a qualified elector t h g e l i may register to vote or update an existing certificate of h r i s registration at that location during the regular hours and days h , e h of business beginning on the twenty-eighth day preceding the t u g e b l election and during the hours for voting at alternate voting e e , gh n d d i = = o h locations commencing on the third Saturday prior to the l ] b ,d i a º r election through the Saturday immediately prior to the e r = t e w d election.

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b r e t º o t n = .215028.1 s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d C.

Beginning January 1, 2021 and upon the approval of the voting system certification committee, during a statewide election, a qualified elector may register to vote or update an existing certificate of registration at an SRC/SB 672 Page 2 election day voting location;

provided that the secretary of state shall establish procedures to ensure that a registration officer has an opportunity to review the information of a qualified elector who registers to vote or updates an existing certificate of registration immediately before the qualified elector votes on election day.

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A voter shall not be allowed to change party affiliation when updating an existing certificate of registration or registering to vote at an early voting site or polling place during a primary election.

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A voterqualified shallelector notseeking beto allowedregister to changevote partyor affiliationupdate when updating an existing certificate of registration orimmediately registeringbefore to vote at an early voting siteshall orprovide: h polling place during a primary election.»Hf5 g o Hf6º D.

Beginning(1) Januarya 1,New 2021Mexico anddriver's uponlicense theor tNew hrMexico gidentification ecard iissued kthrough approval of the votingmotor systemvehicle certificationdivision committee, during a h r i s statewide election, a qualified elector may register to vote or h , t, update an existing certificate of registrationthe attaxation anand electionrevenue edepartment; u g e b l e e h day voting location;

provided that the secretary of state shall n d d i = = o h establish procedures to ensure that a registration officer has l ] b ,d i a º e an opportunity to review the information of a qualified elector r i = r t e w d m a n o who registers to vote or updates an existing certificate of d m :

b e d s º o t n = .215028.1 s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SRC/SB 672 registration immediately before the qualified elector votes on election day.»Hf6 E.

A qualified elector seeking to register to vote or update an existing certificate of registration immediately before voting shall provide Hf1ºa physical form of identification as provided in Subsection A of Section 1-1-24 NMSA 1978.

The registration address shall match the address on a physical form of identification provided at the voting location.»Hf1 Hf1º (1) a New Mexico driver's license or New Mexico identification card issued through the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department;

or (3) a current valid student photo SRC/SB 672 Page 3 identification card from a post-secondary educational h g institution in New Mexico accompanied by a current student fee o t hr statement that contains the student's address in the gcounty. e i k county.»Hf1 h r i s h Hf3º F.

IfH. an early voting site or polling place , t, e u g does not have real-time access to the statewide electronic e b l e e h voter file, a voter desiring to update an existing certificate n d d i = = o h of registration or to register to vote shall be issued a l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r provisional ballot.»Hf3 t e w d m a n o Hf6º F.

G.»Hf6If Noan laterearly thanvoting Junesite 30,or 2021polling andplace upondoes dnot mhave :real-time access to the statewide electronic voter file, a voter desiring to update an existing certificate of registration or to register to vote shall be issued a provisional ballot.

bI. e d s º o t n = .215028.1 s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d the approval of the voting system certification committee, the secretary of state and the secretary of taxation and revenue shall develop a procedure for importing the list of eligible but unregistered persons with a driver's license or state-issued identification card into the voter registration electronic management system prior to an election to facilitate processing a new voter registration pursuant to this section." SECTION 2.

No later than June 30, 2021 and upon the approval of the voting system certification committee, the secretary of state and the secretary of taxation and revenue shall develop a procedure for importing the list of eligible but unregistered persons with a driver's license or state-issued identification card into the voter registration electronic management system prior to an election to facilitate processing a new voter registration pursuant to this section." SECTION 2.

"[NEW"AUTOMATIC MATERIAL ] AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION;

(1) a qualified elector registering to vote SRC/SB 672 Page 4 or updating an existing certificate of registration when conducting an in-person transaction to apply for or renew a driver's license or state-issued identification card shall not be required to provide a second time any information that duplicates information required in the driver's license portion h of the transaction;

g o (2) the address of a voter who provides a t hr g e i k different address when conducting an in-person transaction to h r i s apply for or renew a driver's license or state-issued h , t, identification card shall be updated on the voter's certificate e u g e b l of registration unless the voter declines to do so;

and e(3) eimmediately hat nthe dconclusion dof ieach =in-person =transaction oto happly (3)for immediatelyor atrenew a driver's license or state-issued identification card, the conclusionperson ofshall eachreceive in-written lnotification ]by bthe ,dmotor ivehicle adivision ºof ethe persontaxation transactionand torevenue applydepartment forinforming orthe renewperson if a driver'svoter licenseregistration ortransaction rwas iprocessed, =and rif tso, eproviding winformation dregarding state-issuedany identificationvoter card,registration transaction delivered to the personcounty shallclerk receiveby mthe motor vehicle division as a nresult oof dthat mapplication :for or renewal of a driver's license or state-issued identification card.

b e d s º o t n = .215028.1 s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SRC/SB 672 written notification by the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department informing the person if a voter registration transaction was processed, and if so, providing information regarding any voter registration transaction delivered to the county clerk by the motor vehicle division as a result of that application for or renewal of a driver's license or state-issued identification card.

SRC/SB 672 Page 5 (1) the human services department shall develop procedures to be approved by the secretary of state to ensure that each benefit program administered by the department appropriately ensures that qualified electors receiving benefits are offered the opportunity to register to vote or update an existing certificate of registration without duplication of information contained by the department or by h the secretary of state.

No later than the last day of August u » r of each calendar year, the human services department shall t h g e issue an annual report detailing implementation of the l i h r i s requirements of this paragraph.

The report shall be sent to h , e h the legislative council service, the secretary of state and t u g e b l each county clerk;

and e(2) eno ,later ghthan nJune d30, d2020 iand =upon =the oapproval hof (2)the novoting latersystem thancertification Junecommittee, 30,the 2020secretary andof uponstate and the lsecretary ]of btaxation ,dand irevenue ashall ºdevelop ra approvalprocedure offor using the votingaddress systemprovided certificationas committee,a taxpayer to update the eregistration raddress =of ta evoter wwho dhas secretarybeen ofidentified stateas andhaving themoved secretaryfrom ofthe taxationvoter's andprecinct revenueof mresidence apursuant nto oSection d1-4-48 mNMSA :1978.