Click on a link below to find out more. If you have any difficulty with registering to vote, you can contact your County Clerk - click here for location and phone number.
First time voter? Just moved to NM?
Below is everything you need to know. Once you're ready to jump in, go to nmvote.org. Registering takes just a couple of minutes. You can also register by mail or in person at your County Clerk's office. You can find your County Clerk information here.
Below is everything you need to know. Once you're ready to jump in, go to nmvote.org. Registering takes just a couple of minutes. You can also register by mail or in person at your County Clerk's office. You can find your County Clerk information here.
- You can register online here
- You can register on a paper form, either in person at your County Clerk's office or at many events around your community offering voter registration. You will need to turn in the form to your county clerk for it to become official. Find your county clerk here.
- You can register at any polling place in your county on the same day you vote. Your County Clerk's office can tell you those locations.
*You can register and vote during early voting at participating Early Voting locations. Contact your County Clerk for locations.
Are you registering online? You will need to know...
Will you be registering in person on the same day you vote? You will need...
Go to nmvote.org and click on Find My Registration & Election Information, as indicated in top right box in the graphic below.
You will then see a search block like the image below. When you enter your name, birth date and county, check "I am not a robot" and click on the "Search" button, you can see:
- all your personal information plus the Congressional, NM Senate, NM House, and other districts you are in.
- a sample ballot, which shows you exactly which races you can vote for at election time. NOTE: If you'd like to see a sample ballot with information about the candidates as well, check out the Blue Voter Guide. There's much more information about this remarkable resource on our Vote page.
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This is just like registering again. You don't really "fix" what's there, you just do it over, providing correct information.
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Can't think of a reason to vote? What do you care about?
Whatever it is, it's likely to be politicians who make major decisions that can make your life and your family's life easier or harder? And politicians get their power when people vote for them, and lose their power when people vote them out and vote for someone who will help them and their families. This is where you come in!
Whatever it is, it's likely to be politicians who make major decisions that can make your life and your family's life easier or harder? And politicians get their power when people vote for them, and lose their power when people vote them out and vote for someone who will help them and their families. This is where you come in!
Click on an issue you care about
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The Child Tax Credit
Competent, caring people in government |
Paid family leave
Government that works for you |
Your Freedoms
Still have questions? Find the answers here.
It's complicated! But here are some videos that can help.
- A 4 minute video that explains: How is power divided in the United States government?
- Test your knowledge of the U.S government and learn some key English terms in this 10 minute video: The U.S. Government Explained for English Language Learners
- What’s the difference between the federal, state, and city governments? This 8-minute video is not just for kids. Levels of Government: U.S. Government for Kids
- This is a 3 minute video that a lot of kids remember from Saturday morning cartoons. There is a whole series of these and they’re fun. School House Rock! I’m Just a Bill
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Sylvia con Tono Latino will help you feel less overwhelmed by the news and more informed with easy-to-navigate content.
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Robert Reich explains things with a white board and cool sketches.
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YES. You can choose to register back home or in New Mexico but not both. Think about where you will be when the election happens in early November.
YES. Once you are registered to vote, you can request an absentee ballot at nmvote.org and vote from anywhere.
YES. If you are no longer incarcerated, you can register and vote in New Mexico. Please contact your County Clerk's office for more information.
YES. You can put down a place where you are living temporarily, a homeless shelter address, or a P.O. box on the registration form. That way an absentee ballot can be mailed to you. See more here.
You don’t have to declare a party unless you want to vote in that party’s primary election (in June). In the general election (in November) you can vote for whoever you want, no matter what party. You can also change your party anytime by updating your voter information online or in person. Click here to get to that information above.
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