Free public service for New Mexico votersNo candidate endorsementsGuide sources checked October 1, 2026General election November 3, 2026
Official voter resources
Make your New Mexico voting plan
Use New Mexico's official voter portal and county clerk resources to register, check your record, plan early or Election Day voting, request an absentee ballot, and review identification rules.
Mail and online registration closes October 6. Same-day registration begins at county clerk offices on October 6, is available at participating early voting locations beginning October 17, and is available at every Election Day voting location.
Early voting begins at county clerk offices on October 6. Expanded early voting begins October 17 and ends October 31. Election Day polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Every registered New Mexico voter may request an absentee ballot. The request deadline is October 20. The county clerk or an Election Day polling location must receive the completed ballot by 7 p.m. on November 3; a postmark does not make a late ballot timely.
October 6mail and online registration deadline
October 17expanded early voting begins
October 20absentee request deadline
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Election Day poll hours
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Election timeline
Registration cutoff, absentee mailing, and clerk-office voting begin
Mail and online voter registration closes. County clerks may begin mailing absentee ballots, early voting begins at clerk offices, and same-day registration becomes available there.
Expanded early voting begins
Additional early voting locations open, and same-day registration is available at participating early voting locations.
Absentee ballot request deadline
This is the deadline to request an absentee ballot for the general election.
Early voting ends
This is the final day of in-person early voting for the November general election.
General Election Day and absentee receipt deadline
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Same-day registration is available at every Election Day voting location. A completed absentee ballot must reach the county clerk or a polling location by 7 p.m.
Check the current rule: New Mexico does not generally require a physical voter ID for a statewide election. A voter provides a name, year of birth, and registered address. A first-time New Mexico voter who registered by mail without the required identifying information must show an accepted document. Same-day registration has a separate physical photo ID rule, with an address document required when the ID address does not match.
On the ballot
7 statewide ballot questions
Every New Mexico voter will decide four constitutional amendments and three general obligation bond questions. The official choices are For and Against.
Constitutional Amendment 1: Pocket veto and veto messagesWould require the governor to provide veto messages for every vetoed bill and would make a bill law when the legislature passed it and the governor did not act on it.
Constitutional Amendment 2: School election timingWould remove the constitutional requirement that school elections be held at a different time from elections for partisan offices.
Constitutional Amendment 3: Regent nominating committeesWould establish regent nominating committees, require the student governing body to submit student-member names, and restrict nonstudent nominees who changed party registration during the preceding 12 months.
Constitutional Amendment 4: Legislative compensationWould permit legislative compensation limited to the state median household income, reduce compensation if that median falls, allow an increase only if it rises, and delay implementation.
Bond Question 1: Senior citizen facilitiesWould authorize general obligation bonds for senior citizen facility improvements, construction, and equipment, up to $21,582,213.
Bond Question 2: LibrariesWould authorize general obligation bonds for library acquisitions, up to $19,324,188.
Bond Question 3: Education facilitiesWould authorize general obligation bonds for higher education, special schools, and tribal schools, up to $352,225,379.
1 statewide judicial election and 3 statewide retention questions
All New Mexico voters will decide the Court of Appeals Position 1 election between the single printed candidate, Kris Houghton, and will answer retention questions for Supreme Court Justice C. Shannon Bacon, Supreme Court Justice David K. Thomson, and Court of Appeals Judge J. Miles Hanisee. A retention judge must receive at least 57 percent approval. District and metropolitan court retention questions are not statewide and are excluded.
The Secretary of State voter guide includes statewide question analysis and voter information. Use the official voter portal for the complete district and local ballot tied to your registration address.
