NM Voting System
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Gesina Lilaj
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NM Voting System
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Who can vote in New Mexico?
Resident of New Mexico
Citizen of the United States
18 years old or older,
Mentally competent.
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How can you register to vote?
Go to the county clerk's office or use registration by mail or use a third party voter registrant agent, for example, in the Social Security office, or the Division of Motor Vehicles.
You'll need to bring a driver's license.
You may need to bring proof of citizenship.
You may need to bring a bill that shows your current address
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How do you vote?
Know where to go to vote (depends upon your address).
Bring your voter ID as well as, perhaps, driver's license with you.
Understand who's running for office, what the candidates stand for, what their records have been in the past, so that you are an educated, intelligent voter.
Remind your family and friends to vote also.
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DIRECT DEMOCRACY
Direct democracy is pure democracy. It's when individuals join up together to elect and dismiss officials.
This is where the people have real power
There are three pillars of direct democracy: INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, and RECALL.
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Local Government
New Mexico has 33 counties.
Voters elect county leaders.
Counties perform tasks that are mandated by the state: running local elections, fixing roads, assessing property, and providing services for people who need them.
County governments can help people locally.
They are often the first stop for people to reach one of the three branches of government at the state level.
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Indian tribes and the Federal government.
Unique relationship based on federal Constitution, treaties, statutes, and executive orders.
Tribal governments generally consist of a three-branch government; executive, legislative, and judicial.
Tribal sovereignty recognizes the right of Indians to self-govern= they can make their own laws.
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