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CLICK YOUR "BALLOT" TO FIND OUT ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF
VOTER INFORMATION!

Register, Check, or Update Voter Information

Additional Voter Information

Military and Overseas Voting

Early Voting Locations

Absentee Voting

Election Day Locations

Provisional Voting

Election Results Archive

Voter Registration Agents

Felons

Register, Check, or Update Voter Info

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Register to Vote

Becoming a registered voter in New Mexico is quick and easy!

Requirements for registering to vote in New Mexico:

  • 18 years or older at the time of the next general election
  • Citizen of the United States
  • Resident of New Mexico

Please see additional information regarding convicted felons here. 

Eligibility Requirements and Information
Register to Vote Online
Same Day Registration
Download a New Mexico Voter Registration Form
Cancel Your Registration
Return to Ballot

Military and Overseas Voting

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Military and Overseas Voting

New Mexicans serving and living overseas may vote in elections in their home state, per federal law.

Additional Military and Overseas Voting Information
Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)

(An FPCA is also considered a request for an absentee ballot. Please submit a new FPCA each year in order to continue to receive an absentee ballot for each election.)

E-mail elections@donaanacounty.org, mail, or fax
(575) 527-9857, your signed FPCA to your County Clerk.
Email Us
Return to Ballot

Register, Check, or Update Voter Info

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Register to Vote

Becoming a registered voter in New Mexico is quick and easy!

Requirements for registering to vote in New Mexico:

  • 18 years or older at the time of the next election
  • Citizen of the United States
  • Resident of New Mexico

If you are on parole for a felony, in prison, or a court has found you to be mentally incompetent, you are not eligible to vote or register to vote. Please see additional information regarding convicted felons here. (create a link to the pdf)

Eligibility Requirements and Information
Register to Vote Online
Register to Vote In-Person
Download a New Mexico Voter Registration Form
Cancel Your Registration
Return to Ballot

Military and Overseas Voting

A man dressed in a military uniform at the voting booth

Military and Overseas Voting

New Mexicans serving and living overseas may vote in elections in their home state, per federal law.

Additional Military and Overseas Voting Information
Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)

(An FPCA is also considered a request for an absentee ballot. Please submit a new FPCA each year in order to continue to receive an absentee ballot for each election.)

E-mail elections@donaanacounty.org,
mail, or fax
(575) 527-9857, your signed FPCA to your County Clerk.

Email Us
Return to Ballot

Absentee Voting

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Absentee Voting

  • Registered voters are eligible to vote by absentee ballot.
  • Registered voters must request an absentee ballot before each election they wish to vote via absentee ballot.
  • Absentee ballots are mailed 28 days before an election.
  • Absentee ballot APPLICATIONS must be received no later than the Thursday immediately prior to the date of the election.
  • BALLOTS must be returned in the provided envelopes by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
  • NEW – Voluntary Permanent Absentee List
  • Voters in the State of New Mexico can now request to be on the voluntary permanent absentee list to automatically receive a mailed ballot by the count clerk for each statewide election conducted for which the voter is eligible to vote.

A person who willfully and with knowledge and intent to deceive or mislead any voter, precinct board, canvassing board, county clerk or other election official and who falsifies any information on an absentee ballot request form or who affixes a signature or mark other than the person’s own on an absentee ballot request form is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

Absentee Information
Apply for an Absentee Ballot Online
Print an Absentee Ballot Application
Return to Ballot

(It can be mailed or hand delivered to: Doña Ana County Clerk’s Office, 845 N. Motel Blvd., Las Cruces, NM 88007 OR be dropped off in a secured container)

Provisional Voting

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Provisional Voting

  • When voting in-person, if an election worker cannot locate or verify your information, a provisional ballot will be issued.
  • This process allows voters the ability to submit their completed ballot and provides a way for the Clerk’s Office to verify the eligibility of the voter.
  • If eligibility is verified, the vote is counted the same as other ballots.

If you are on parole for a felony, in prison, or a court has found you to be mentally incompetent, you may be eligible to register and eligible to vote after the completion of your sentence. Please see additional information regarding convicted felons here. 

Additional Provisional Voting Information
Check the Status of Provisional Ballot
Return to Ballot

Absentee Voting

Voter putting an absentee ballot in the mail

Absentee Voting

  • Registered voters are eligible to vote by absentee ballot.
  • Registered voters must request an absentee ballot before each election they wish to vote via absentee ballot.
  • Absentee ballots are mailed 28 days before an election.
  • Absentee ballot APPLICATIONS must be received not later than the Thursday immediately prior to the date of the election.
  • BALLOTS must be returned in the provided envelopes by 7 p.m. on Election Day.

A person who willfully and with knowledge and intent to deceive or mislead any voter, precinct board, canvassing board, county clerk or other election official and who falsifies any information on an absentee ballot request form or who affixes a signature or make other than the person’s own on an absentee ballot request form is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

Print an Absentee Ballot Application
Absentee Information
Apply for an Absentee Ballot Online

(It can be mailed or hand delivered to: Doña Ana County Clerk’s Office, 845 N. Motel Blvd., Las Cruces, NM 88007)

Return to Ballot

Provisional Voting

Man voting

Provisional Voting

  • When voting in-person, if an election worker cannot locate or verify your information, a provisional ballot will be issued.
  • This process allows voters the ability to submit their completed ballot and provides a way for the Clerk’s Office to verify the eligibility of the voter.
  • If eligibility is verified, the vote is counted the same as other ballots.

If you are on parole for a felony, in prison, or a court has found you to be mentally incompetent, you are not eligible to vote or register to vote. Please see additional information regarding convicted felons here. (create a link to the pdf)

Additional Provisional Voting Information
Check the Status of Provisional Ballot
Return to Ballot

Voter Registration Agents

Voter Registration Agents

Interested in becoming a Third Party Voter Registration Agent?

  • Schedule required training by calling the County Clerk's Office at (575) 647-7428.
  • Complete Third Party Registration Agent form and required training.
  • Register voters as a Third Party Registration Agent through the Secretary of State or the County Clerk’s Office.
Voter Registration Agent Resources
Third Party Registration Agent Administrative Rule
Third Party Voter Registration Manual
Voter Registration Agent Log
Hosting a Voter Registration Drive
Return to Ballot

Voter Registration Agents

Doña Ana County Clerk, Amanda Askin Lopez, next to a voting machine

Voter Registration Agents

Interested in becoming a Third Party Voter Registration Agent?

  • Register as a Third Party Registration Agent through the Secretary of State or the County Clerk’s Office.
  • Complete Third Party Registration Agent form. (does this need to be provided online? Do they have to come into the office?)
  • Attend training - available by calling the County Clerk’s Office at (575) 647-7428.
Third Party Voter Registration Agents
Third Party Registration Agent Administrative Rule
Third Party Voter Registration Manual
Voter Registration Agent Log
Hosting a Voter Registration Drive
Return to Ballot

Additional Voter Information

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Additional Voter Information

How We Secure Your Vote
Voting FAQ’s
NM Secretary of State Election Results
Traveling or Living Abroad
Voting and Domestic Violence
Native America Election Information Program
Return to Ballot

To request documents that do not fall under the Inspection of Public Records Act and are specific to Bureau of Elections, please fill our the Public Service Request Form.

The completed form can be returned via email to elections@donaanacounty.org, or to our office at 845 N. Motel Drive, Las Cruces, NM.

Public Service Request Form

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