General New Mexico Voter Information
To sign up to vote in New Mexico, visit your local county clerk's office and fill out the voter registration form.
Register to vote online.
The Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State (SOS) website provides a complete list of New Mexico county clerk offices with phone numbers, street addresses and email addresses.
If you submit your form by mail, you will also need to include copies of:
- Photo identification
- Proof of name and residency (e.g. utility bill, paycheck, bank statement, etc.)
You can also register to vote when you apply for a driver's license or ID card, or renew your license or ID, at a NewMexico Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) office.
Primary Election information:
New Mexico now has semi-open primaries, which means voters not registered with a major
party or voters registered with a minor party may now vote in the primary election.
Click here to learn how.
New Mexico Voter Eligibility
There are a few basic requirements you must meet in order to be eligible to vote in
the United States and to register in New Mexico:
- You must be 18 years old by Election Day.
- You must be a U.S. citizen.
- You must be a resident of New Mexico.
- In New Mexico, individuals who are currently incarcerated for a felony conviction
cannot vote while they are incarcerated. However, 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. Voters with a felony conviction who are not currently incarcerated are not required to register to vote in person and, instead, may register by mail, online, at MVD or state agency offices providing
public benefits, through a voter registration agent, or in person.
- A misdemeanor conviction does not disqualify an individual from registering to vote. Voters with a misdemeanor conviction
are not required to register in person and may register to vote through any of the
legal registration methods named above. Individuals in jail who are pre-trial (i.e.,
facing felony charges but not yet convicted) or who have been convicted of a misdemeanor
and are serving their sentence in a county jail are eligible to vote and can request
an absentee ballot, if possible. For more information, please contact your county clerk's office. You may also find the Campaign Legal Center’s online “Restore Your Vote” tool helpful.
- You must not have been judged mentally unfit.
If you have any questions you can call the New Mexico Secretary of State Office toll-free at 1-800-477-3632 from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, or go to the Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State (SOS) website.
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