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Early voting  | Registering | Voting Services | Where to Vote
Eligibility  | Voter Rights  | Your Government

Important Dates

Oct. 7: Voter registration closes
Oct. 7: Absentee voting beings
Oct. 18: Early/Mail-in voting begins
Nov. 1: Absentee and early voting end
Nov. 4: Election Day
New: Vote by Mail

Voter Toolkit
Voter Toolkit

Early Voting

Vote early at the Clerk’s Office Annex Downtown – Beginning Tuesday October 7

Location: 620 Lomas, NW *Note that this has changed from 1 Civic Plaza 6th Floor
Tues Oct 7 – Friday Oct 10: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Mon Oct 13 – Friday Oct 17: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Mon Oct 20 – Fri Oct 24: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Mon Oct 27 – Fri Oct 31: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sat Nov 1: 10:00am – 6:00pm

15 Additional Locations – Beginning Saturday October 18
Tijeras City Hall 12 Camino Municipal - Tijeras
Paradise Hills Community Center 5901 Paradise Blvd NW
Los Ranchos Villa 6601 4th St NW Suites A,B, C
Coors Plaza 3200 Coors NW Suite A
Integrity Plaza 1512 Wyoming NE Suites F&G
Plaza Paseo Del Norte 9231 Coors NW Suite R-8
Siesta Hills Shopping Center 5407 Gibson SE
Del Norte Shopping Center 7120 Wyoming NE Suite 16
Market Center East 11110 Lomas NE Suite E-4
98th & Central Shopping Center 120 98th St NW Suite B-5
Goff Plaza 1720 Bridge SW Suite G
Daskalos Shopping Center 5339 & 5339A Menaul NE
Juan Tabo Plaza 11012 Montgomery NE
CNM – South Valley Campus 5816 Isleta Blvd., SW
University of New Mexico Student Union Building

Hours for Additional Locations:
Saturday October 18: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Tuesday October 21 – Friday October 24: 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday October 25: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Tuesday October 28 – Friday October 31: 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday November 1: 10:00am – 6:00pm

Registering

• You can register to vote now.  Click the "Vote" button to the right.
You may register in person at the Office of the County Clerk in the county where you live (see the blue pages in your telephone directory) or at the Secretary of State’s Office.
• You may request a voter registration application be mailed to your residence.
• You may register to vote when applying for a new or renewed driver’s license, when applying for certain public assistance or services, at public libraries, colleges and universities.
• You may register at any organized voter registration drive or with any Third Party Voter Registrant Agent.
 

Voting Services

Early Voting Information:
(505) 468.1291 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Here is a link to early voting locations  http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Main/Elections/2004/EV2004Gen.htm

To report complaints or irregularities in the polling place:
(800) 477-3632

General Information:
(505) 827-360
(800) 477-3632
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Native American Election Info:
(505) 827-3600
(800) 477-3632
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Where to Vote

• On Election Day, you must vote at your precinct, which is listed on your voter registration card. If you vote early, you may vote at any voting location in your county. If you have questions, call your County Clerk’s office.
• Polling places are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

Eligibility

To vote, you must be:
• A citizen of the United States;
• A resident of New Mexico;
• Eighteen (18) years old or older at the time of the next election;
• Registered by Oct. 7, 2008;
• Not legally declared mentally incapacitated;
• If you are a felon you must have completed all of the terms and condition of your sentencing. 

Voter Rights

Every registered voter in New Mexico has the right to:

• Cast a ballot if you are in line when the polls close;
• Inspect a sample ballot before voting;
• Ask for and receive instructions on how to operate the voting machine or mark a paper ballot;
• Ask for and receive instructions on how to cast a provisional ballot if your name is not on the list of voters;
• Vote a provisional ballot if you registered by mail for the first time in this county and did not provide identification when you registered or do not have it with you today;
• Vote by emergency paper ballot if the voting machine is broken and cannot be repaired in a reasonable length of time;
• Ask for, receive, and vote another paper ballot if your paper ballot is spoiled or defective;
• Be assisted by a person of your choice if you are disabled or need help reading the ballot (some exceptions include: your employer, a representative of your union, or a candidate on the ballot); and
• Vote free from intimidation by election officials or any other person. 

Your Government

2008 Presidential Election
Presidential Candidate Info

How to register and vote
New Mexico Secretary of State

Governor
Bill Richardson (Next Election - 2010)
2008 State of the State Address

Lt. Governor
Diane Denish

Attorney General
Gary King

Education and Children's Services
Department of Education
Human Services Department

State Legislature
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to Find Senator

U.S. Senate
Jeff Bingaman (2012)
Pete Domenici (2008)

U.S. House of Representatives
District #1 - Heather Wilson
District #2 - Steve Pearce
District #3 - Tom Udall