N.M. Code R. § 1.10.8.7 – Definitions

A. "Designated agency" means all offices in the state that provide public assistance, all offices in the state that provide state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities. In addition each state shall designate other offices within the state which may include state or local government offices such as public libraries, public schools, offices of city and county clerks (including marriage license bureaus), fishing and hunting license bureaus, government revenue offices, unemployment compensation offices, and offices that provide services to persons with disabilities, federal and non-governmental offices, with the agreement of such offices.
B. "Mail voter registration application" means the application form prescribed by the federal election commission for the registration of voters in elections for federal office.
C. "Declination form" is the form used to offer a qualified elector the opportunity register to vote at a designated agency.
D. "Registration officer" means the county clerk or the clerk's authorized deputy.
E. "Registration agent" means a state or federal employee who provides voter registration at a state agency or any other individual who assists another person in completion of a voter registration application.
[12-15-97; Recompiled 11/30/01]