Vote in the New Mexico General Election: The NMBLC 2022 Voter Guide

Prepare to cast your vote in the 2022 New Mexico general election with the NMBLC voter guide.

The New Mexico general election is coming up November 8, 2022 and NMBLC is here to help with your voter guide. If you haven’t cast your ballot, now’s the time.

In the November 2022 election, New Mexicans will elect the next governor of the state.

US congressional rep, attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, public lands commissioner, and Bernalillo County sheriff are all on the ballot as well. All 70 state House seats are up for election this year. There are also a slew of judges, state amendments, and bonds for libraries, housing, roads, and parks.

Below, you’ll find information on same day voter registration, early voting, poll locations, getting your sample ballot, election deadlines, and where to find info on the candidates.

Not Registered to Vote? Do Same Day Registration

If you haven’t yet registered to vote, you can still vote in the general election with same day registration (SDR).

For same day registration, you have to register in person at the same time you vote.

To register to vote, you’ll need

(1) New Mexico driver’s license or New Mexico identification card issued through the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department

AND

(2) any document that contains an address in the county together with a photo identification card OR a current valid student photo identification card from a post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico accompanied by a current student fee statement that contains the student’s address in the county.

SDR will be available at voting locations throughout early voting and on voting day. To find your nearest voting location so that you can register to vote and cast your ballot, click the link below.

https://voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us/WhereToVoteAddress.aspx

Mail-in Ballot Voting

The last day to request an absentee ballot is November 3, 2022. To make sure you have plenty of time to fill out and return your absentee ballot, request it now.

To request an absentee ballot online, click here.

To print out and mail your application instead, click here.

You can also contact your County Clerk’s Office about requesting an absentee ballot:

https://www.sos.state.nm.us/voting-and-elections/voter-information-portal/county-clerk-information/

All absentee ballots must be received by the County Clerk’s Office or any election day polling location no later than 7pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Election Day. If you are mailing your absentee ballot, mail it by November 1, 2022 to make sure it gets to the county clerk’s office on time. After November 1, drop off your absentee ballot at any polling location. To find your polling location, click the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “My Polling Location.”

Find Voting Locations

How to Vote Early

Vote early to beat the lines on election day.

Early voting has begun and runs through November 5, 2022.

Find your early voting location at the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “My Polling Location.”

Find Voting Locations

Voting on Election Day

Election Day is November 8, 2022.

To find your nearest polling location on election day, click the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “My Polling Location.”

Find your polling location here.

Download a Sample Ballot

To find your sample ballot, click the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “View Sample Ballot” to view your sample ballot.

Download your sample ballot here: https://voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us/WhereToVote.aspx