Voter Access

If you’re heading to the polls in New Mexico to vote on Election Day today, Nov. 8, 2022, they are open until 7 p.m. There are other considerations if you requested an absentee ballot or have yet to register to vote. Here's what you need to know as you head to the polls, including your rights as a New Mexico voter.

Congressional representatives, local officials and democracy advocates met at the Roundhouse for a hearing on voter access. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Elections Subcommittee is conducting similar meetings nationwide.

In order to increase voting access, a new state rule requires each county to provide one secured ballot drop box for every 25,000 voters with a minimum of…