DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF SANTA FE COUNTY

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New Mexico General Election November 3, 2026

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN NEW MEXICO

A U.S. citizen who is a New Mexico resident and at least 18 years of age on Election Day. If a voter is 17 but will be 18 by the general election day, they are eligible to register to vote in the primary election.
Someone who has not been denied the right to vote by a court of law because of mental incapacity.
All voters with a felony conviction who are not currently incarcerated for that conviction are eligible to register and vote. This includes individuals who are on probation or parole.

HOW TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN SANTA FE

Online: Go to NMVote.org (takes you to the Voter Information Portal)
Click on the blue box (top left) Register to Vote
Follow steps (you’ll need to enter Driver’s License #, SSN#, DOB)
Online registration timeline – now until October 6th, 2026

In-Person: Go to the Santa Fe County Clerk’s office (240 Grant Ave-parking in back) and fill out a voter registration form – ask for one at the reception counter

Motor Vehicle Department: You are automatically registered to vote when applying for a Driver’s License. Call the Santa Fe County Clerk’s office (505.986.6280) to ensure your registration has been processed.

Same-Day Registration: This allows voters to register in person at a polling location before voting. ID required – Driver’s License with current address, or Driver’s License with old address and a bill, lease, or something else that shows your current address.

Voter Registration Agent:
Find one at NMVote.org, in the last blue box on the Voter Information Portal/NMVote.org page.

HOW TO VOTE

Make a plan to vote – what date, what polling location, your mode of transportation, and what to vote for by reviewing your sample ballot before voting.

Find your sample ballot at NMVote.org and look for the blue box, Find My Registration & Election Information, and follow the steps.

In-Person: Find polling locations, dates open, and times open at SantaFeVote for both Early Voting (Oct.6 –31) and Election Day (Nov. 3) voting.

Absentee Ballot (Mail-In): Voters may request to be on the SF County Permanent Absentee Ballot voter list. Once on the list, voters receive an Absentee Ballot without having to request one each election.

Ways to request an Absentee Ballot. Last day to apply for an Absentee Ballot is TBD. Please do this early!

NMVote.org (Voter Information Portal). Find the blue box Request Absentee Ballot Online and follow the steps
Call the SF County Clerk’s office (505.986.6280) and request to be added to the permanent Absentee Ballot list
For Overseas Voters – go to NMVote.org. This takes you to the Voter Information portal. In the Register to Vote blue box, click on Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). Follow instructions.

Please fill out your Absentee Ballot as soon as you receive it and return it promptly. We suggest putting your Absentee Ballot in an SF County Clerk Election Drop Box rather than in a mailbox to ensure it is received by Nov. 3 at 7 pm at the Clerk’s office. If not received by then, your vote is not counted. Find Dropbox locations at SantaFeVote

IMPORTANT WEBSITES

New Mexico Secretary of State – NMVote.org
Santa Fe County Clerk – SantaFeVote
League of Women Voters – https://www.lwvnm.org/

LIST OF DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

To see a list of our Democratic candidates and Constitutional Amendments on the ballot, click here.

Remember, there are 4 Constitutional Amendments on the ballot:

1. Legislative Salary Amendment (HJR 5): establishes a salary for state legislators tied to the NM median household income.
2. School Election Timing Amendment (SJR 1): allows school board elections to be held at the same time as state and federal partisan elections, instead of separately.
3. University Regents Board Amendment (HJR 1): creates nominating commissions for each university’s board of regents, with student representation. The Governor must nominate regents from these committees’ lists.
4. Eliminate Governor’s Pocket Veto (SJR 4): Ends the Governor’s ability to silently kill legislation through pocket veto and requires written explanations for all vetoes.