NM Voting System

Resident of New Mexico

Citizen of the United States

18 years old or older,

Mentally competent.

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

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.

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.

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.