Election Information for NM Voters

Your Vote Counts

2026 General Election

Timeline:

Tue, Oct 6 First day absentee ballots are mailed; first day of Early Voting at county clerk's offices
Sat, Oct 17 First day of expanded Early Voting
Tue, Oct 20 Last day to request an absentee ballot
Sat, Oct 31 Last day of Early Voting
Tue, Nov 3 Election Day! Polls are open 7am - 7pm

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.gov.

Absentee Voting

Request an absentee ballot by filling out an application and returning it to your local County Clerk. How to apply:

As of 2024, you can now request permanent vote-by-mail status, after which you will automatically be mailed a ballot without needing to request one each time.

LWVNM Voter Guide

Our Voter Guide for the 2026 Primary Election, at Vote411.org, covers the whole state and will be available starting October 5.

Our Voter Guide is Now live!

We have an online nonpartisan Voter Guide covering the whole state of New Mexico. It's available at Vote411.org. See what your candidates have to say about the issues!

In areas with local Leagues (Southern NM, Central NM, Santa Fe and Los Alamos) we also distribute printed Voter Guides — check your local League website — and we also distribute printed and PDF guides for counties that have hard-to-reach populations.

Vote411 Tips and Tricks

Enter your street address, then click on Submit.

On the next screen, scroll down about halfway, then click on Save and View Races.

Click View Race for a race you're interested in. Then you can click on a single candidate to see how they have answered questions about qualifications, issues, and proposals. Or check the box for View Answers for several candidates — or all of them — to compare their answers (scroll down to see answers for all the candidates you've selected).

Privacy: Don't want to put your address into VOTE411?

Vote411 asks for you address so that it can figure out what districts you're in, to show you a customized ballot. But it doesn't have to be your own home address. You can give the address of some nearby public building, like the public library or city hall.

Just make sure the address you give is close enough that it's in all the same districts. You can view districts on our District Maps page.

You can also view all races statewide. Go to www.vote411.org/ballot and scroll down to the gray box with the copyright message around the middle of the page. Click All Races, then New Mexico.

Navigating Between Races

Don't use your browser's Back and Forward buttons. Instead, scroll up and under KNOW YOUR BALLOT, just below your address and above RACE DETAILS, there's a button for ← Back to all races.

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 (17-year-olds can register to vote as long as they'll be 18 by election day)

  • who has not been denied the right to vote by a court of law because of mental incapacity
  • who is not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction (individuals who are on probation or parole are eligible to vote): you can get more information at Campaign Legal's "Restore Your Vote" page

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.
  • 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. 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

[New Mexico districts thumbnail] 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? We have interactive maps and data for New Mexico's political districts: see LWVNM District Maps.