Election Information for NM Voters

2025 General Election

Timeline:

Feb 3	pre-filing date for primary convention candidates
Feb 9	Certification of pre-primary candidates
May 5	early in-person voting begins
May 5	deadline for D and R registration change
May 16	expanded early voting begins
May 19	Mailed ballot application deadline
May 30	early voting ends
June 2	Election Day!

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.

Who Can Vote in the Primary in 2026?

This year for the first time New Mexico will have a semi-open primary. The state of New Mexico recognizes only four political parties for the purposes of primary elections: Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, and Green. A person who listed any other party name, did not specify a party, or wrote Declined to State (DTS), would be considered DTS for the purpose of the primary election. Those considered as DTS can participate in primary elections without having to change their voter registration. They may request either a Republican or a Democratic ballot at the polls. If they wish to vote absentee, they will be able to request the ballot of one of the major political parties when they apply for an absentee ballot.

Same day voter registration (SDR) is available to those who are not registered. It is also available to voters registered with a minor party (Libertarian or Green), who wish to register with one of the two major parties and vote.

Voters registered as Republican or Democratic can change their registration on May 5 or earlier. They cannot use SDR to switch parties. They can use SDR to change their name, address, or other contact information.

All voters, particularly those who recently changed their registration forms, should check their registration status. To check your voter registration status, go to: voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us/wheretovote.aspx . Note that any registration changes made after May 5, whether with the SOS website, on paper, or at MVD will not take effect until after the primary election on June 2, 2026.

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.