Election Information for NM Voters

2024 General Election

Timeline:

Tue Oct 8	Last day to register by mail (you can still use same-day registration on election day) Early Voting begins
Tue Oct 22	Last day to request a mail-in ballot
Sat Nov 2	Early Voting ends 6pm
Tue Nov 5	Election Day! Polls Open 7:00 am–7:00 pm Absentee Ballots accepted until 7:00 p.m.

You can register, check on your registration, or request an absentee ballot or permanent absentee status at the Secretary of State's election portal nmvote.org.

Absentee Voting

Request an absentee ballot by filling out an application and returning it to your local County Clerk. How to apply:

Fill out an application online on the SOS Voting Portal
Contact your County Clerk’s Office in person, phone, mail or email before Thursday, November 3
Download an Absentee Ballot Application here and mail or hand deliver it to your County Clerk’s Office

As of 2024, you can now request permanent vote-by-mail status, so you will automatically be mailed a ballot without needing to register each time.

Worried About Election Security or Privacy?

The NM Secretary of State has a page for that:
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Registering to Vote

Who’s eligible to vote in New Mexico?

A U.S. citizen who is a New Mexico resident and at least 18 years old on Election Day.
Someone who has not been denied the right to vote by a court of law because of mental incapacity.
A person who is not a convicted felon or is a felon who has completed all of the terms and conditions of sentencing

You can register to vote online at the NM Secretary of State website.

Supply your social security number, your driver’s license number or state identification number, and your date of birth, and you’re done. Online registration is safe, quick, and accurate.
Normally, you can also register at your county clerk’s office, at a New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) site or public assistance or health office, or through a third-party registrar, but the pandemic has brought uncertainty. You can also print the national voter registration form online, fill it out and mail to the Secretary of State or your county clerk.

Newly registered voters who submitted the registration form by mail will need to submit some proof of ID when they vote:

a current or expired New Mexico state identification; or
a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, student identification card or other government document, including identification issued by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo that shows your name and current address.

Already registered?

Confirm that your current voter registration is up-to-date and your social security number is correct.
Find out what’s on your ballot, voting dates and locations as well as absentee ballot information.
Update your registration if your legal name or address has changed. You can also declare a major political party and/or change your party affiliation.

Voting Districts

Want to know what district you're in or who your legislators are? Type your address into Find My Legislator on the legislative website. Or use the Voter Information Portal at the Secretary of State's office.

Just want to browse all the district maps? The LWVNM has interactive maps and data for New Mexico's political districts: see LWVNM District Maps.