Automatic voter registration
Online voter registration
Pre-registration before turning 18
Number of days prior to election a voter must be registered is 15 days or less
Online voter registration closes 15 days or less before Election Day
Registration drives
Same day registration offered in all elections
Same day registration located at polling place
Same day registration offered only during early voting
All mail voting
In-person early voting
Amount of early voting days is higher than 7
Election day is a state holiday
No-excuse mail voting
12+ hours of open polls
Paid time off work to vote
Time off work to vote
Felons can vote after incarceration with completion of sentence
Felons can vote immediately after incarceration
Felons can vote while incarcerated
No ID required to vote
Mental competency not required to register
Non-photo ID required to vote
Photo-ID required to vote
Upcoming Elections
Voting Qualifications
Deadlines
More Information
New Mexico has a closed primary, so only those registered in a major political party may participate in the primary election.
Any registered New Mexico voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.
Voters aren’t required to show ID for New Mexico state or federal elections, but some municipal jurisdictions require voter ID. These include the City of Albuquerque and the City of Rio Rancho.
For state/federal elections, if you’ve voted in New Mexico before or if you’re voting for the first time after registering in person or by mail with a copy of your ID, you don’t need to show ID to vote.
If you’re voting in New Mexico for the first time, registered to vote by mail, and didn’t include a copy of your ID when you registered, be sure to bring one of the following to vote in person early or on Election Day:
- Photo ID
- Utility bill
- Bank statement
- Government check
- Paycheck
- Student ID card
- ID issued by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo
- Other government document that shows your name and current address
