Election Information for NM Voters
2024 Primary Election
Timeline:
Tue May 7 | Last day to register by mail
(you can still use same-day registration on election day)
Early Voting begins |
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Tue May 21 | Last day to request a mail-in ballot |
Tue Jun 4 | Mail-in ballots must be received by this date |
Tue Jun 4 | Early Voting ends |
Tue Jun 4 | Election Day |
Voter Guide
We are working on our statewide Voter Guide for the primary election. We will have an online guide covering the whole state, plus printed guides for some areas.
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
Absentee ballot requests through the Secretary of State’s website for the 2024 Primary Election will be accepted until 5:00 PM on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Worried About Election Security or Privacy?
The NM Secretary of State has a page for that: Rumor vs. Reality: Fact checking misinformation about New Mexico’s voting and elections.
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.