VOTE IN NEW MEXICO

for 2020 General Election

Tuesday, November 3rd

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 (online, by mail)

Saturday, October 31st, 2020 (in person)

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: ONLINE

  All voters wishing to vote in 2020 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 6th. Click here to register to vote online.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  All voters wishing to vote in 2020 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 6th. You can download and print the voter registration application, and send it to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office (325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300 Santa Fe, NM 8750) or your local election officials.

  If you are registering for the first time in New Mexico, and you submit the registration form by mail, then you must also submit a copy of (1) a current and valid photo identification; or  (2) 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. If you do not submit one of these forms of identification with your mailed-in, first time registration, then you would be required to present one of the forms of identification when voting in person or absentee.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2020 General Election must be registered to vote by Tuesday, October 6th. You can download and print the voter registration application or visit your local election office. If you missed the deadline and wish to register to vote or update your existing registration you can do so only at your County Clerk’s office by Saturday, October 31st.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: 7 am – 7 pm

  New Mexico does not require voters to present identification while voting.

  Special Requirement for first-time voters:
  A physical form of identification is only required for first-time New Mexico voters who registered by mail and did not include identification with their voter registration application form. A copy of (1) a current and valid photo identification; or (2) 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.

• VOTE EARLY (IN PERSON)

  Early voting is available in New Mexico. Look up early voting locations on the website or contact your county clerk for locations and dates and hours of operation.

  Early voting will take place from October 17th to October 31st, 2020.

• VOTE BY MAIL

  All registered voters in New Mexico may apply to vote by mail for the general election this year. You may request the vote by mail ballot by 5pm on October 20th. 

  • Your mail-in ballot must be received by 7pm on November 3rd by the county clerk’s office or any polling place.
  • Contact your county clerk office for more information.

  If you need to change any information on your voter registration, you may do so by re-registering at this link by Tuesday, October 6th. After October 6th, you can update at your county clerk office by Saturday, October 31st.

MORE INFORMATION FOR NEW MEXICO VOTERS

• Positions on the Ballot: 2020 General Election

  U.S. PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT
  Asterisk (*) denotes incumbents.
  ▹ Donald Trump & Mike Pence (Republican)* vs. Joe Biden & Kamala Harris (Democrat)

  U.S. SENATE – 1 SEAT

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  All positions in the 3 congressional districts of New Mexico are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website.
  

  STATE SENATE
  All positions in the 42 State Senate districts of New Mexico are on the ballot. Find your state legislative district on the New Mexico Legislature website.

  STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
  All positions in the 70 State House districts of New Mexico are on the ballot. Find your state legislative district on the New Mexico Legislature website.

  SUPREME COURT

  COURT OF APPEALS

  PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSIONERS

  DISTRICT JUDGES

  DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

  COUNTY COMMISSIONER

  COUNTY CLERK

  COUNTY TREASURER

  You can find the official statewide list here.

• Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  Every voter who casts a provisional ballot has the right to find out from their local election official if the ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted. Visit this page to check the status of your provisional ballot.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Students from New Mexico living away from home while attending a college, trade school, or technical school may choose to vote in absentee ballot.

  If you are a student living temporarily outside the United States, you can register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application (Absentee Ballot) that is used by all other New Mexico voters who are living abroad.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN NEW MEXICO?

  You must be a United States citizen and 18 years old by the date of the general election. You must be a resident of New Mexico. You must not be a convicted felon, or a felon who has completed all of the terms and conditions of sentencing. You must be an individual who has not been denied the right to vote by a court of law due to reason of mental incapacity.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 14 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, and Obama) You may find more information on their respective websites.

  When registering to vote, it is not mandatory for a voter to declare party affiliation. However, in some states including New Mexico, primary elections are open to those voters with party affiliation, in which case you may vote only in the primary election of the party you are affiliated with.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In the primary election in New Mexico, only voters with a party affiliation are allowed to vote for their party’s nominees. In the general election, however, voters are free to vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President. In New Mexico, there are also candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, New Mexico State Senate, New Mexico State House of Representatives, New Mexico State Supreme Court, various judicial positions, as well as several local positions. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your New Mexico legislative district, please visit the New Mexico Legislature website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.