Prepare to cast your vote in the 2023 New Mexico regular local election with the NMBLC voter guide.
The New Mexico Regular Local Election is coming up Tuesday, November 7, 2023, so NMBLC has put together a voter guide. Items you may find on your ballot include city councilor, school board, and general obligation bonds that fund important services in your neighborhood.
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) a 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.
Mail-in Ballot Voting
All absentee ballots may be returned to the County Clerk’s Office or any Election Day polling location no later than 7:00 PM November 7th – Election Day.
If you are mailing your absentee ballot, mail it no later than October 31, 2023 to make sure it gets to the county clerk’s office on time. After that date, 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.”
How to Vote Early
Vote early to beat the lines on election day.
Early voting has begun and runs through November 4, 2023.
Find your early voting location click the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “My Polling Location.”
Voting on Election Day
Election Day is November 7, 2023.
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.”
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.
New Mexico 2023 Election Resource Roundup
Voter Information Portal at NM Vote.org
New Mexico Black Voters Collaborative
District 6 City Council Race
NMBLC headquarters are located in the International District of Albuquerque, District 6. NMBLC hosted a District 6 City Councilor forum on October 12, 2023. Watch the District 6 City Councilor forum on NMBLC’s YouTube channel.
Note: After this forum was held, the Albuquerque Journal published an article regarding one of the candidates, Abel Otero. The article reported that Otero’s campaign story about his former incarceration was based on a falsehood.
Since the publication of that article, Mr. Otero has publicly stated he is no longer actively campaigning for city council.
Albuquerque Journal 2023 Election Guide
Soil and Water Supervisor board election – Daily Lobo
Santa Fe Reporter 2023 Election FAQ
League of Women Voters of New Mexico
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Shannon Moreau is the editor for NMBLC’s EQ Blog
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