New Mexico

NOTE: If you are registering for the first time, registered to vote by mail, and didn’t include a copy of your ID when you registered, you should plan on showing "proof of identification" the first time you vote. See the section on Voter ID Information for a list of acceptable forms of ID to bring to the polls.

New Mexico voter registration deadlines

• In Person: Through the Saturday before Election Day at the county clerk's office (or other location the county clerk authorizes). 28 days before Election Day otherwise.
• By Mail: Postmarked 28 days before Election Day. An application may be accepted through the Friday following the deadline if the application is postmarked before the deadline.
• Online: 28 days before Election Day.
• Election Day Registration: Any eligible voter in New Mexico can register to vote or update their voter registration and then vote on the same day at their County Clerk’s office or at any polling location in their county on Election Day and participating Early Voting locations. To register before voting, you will need to bring one of the following:
  • a New Mexico driver’s license or New Mexico identification card issued through the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department;
  • any document that contains an address in the county together with a photo identification card; or
  • a current valid student photo identification card from a post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico accompanied by a current student fee statement that contains the student’s address in the county.

New Mexico voter registration rules

To register to vote in New Mexico, you must:

• Be a United States Citizen
• Be a resident of New Mexico
• Be 18 years of age at the time of the next election
• Not have been denied the right to vote by a court of law by reason of mental incapacity
• Not be currently incarcerated or serving parole or supervised probation for a felony conviction (or if you have been convicted of a felony, have completed all the terms and conditions of sentencing, have been granted a pardon by the Governor, or have had your conviction overturned on appeal)

New Mexico links for voting information

• Check Your Voter Registration
• Register to Vote
• State Election Website
• Local Election Office
• Polling Place Lookup
• Absentee Voting Information
• Early Voting Information
• Voter ID Information
• State Election Code

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