Early Voting — where to cast your ballot in New Mexico

Registered New Mexico voters can begin early voting this Saturday, Oct. 20 at more than a dozen locations across Bernalillo County.

Early voting will last from Oct. 20 through Nov. 3. Polls will be open Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Voters will not be allowed to cast any ballots from Nov. 4 through Nov. 5, said Jaime Diez, a deputy clerk from the Bernalillo County Clerk’s office.

However, Diez said voters can still cast absentee ballots if absentee voters did not receive them sooner.

“Any voter who requested an absentee ballot and had not got it can come into our office and execute a replacement absentee ballot at that time,” Diez said.

To increase early voter participation, the Clerk’s Office is rolling out a mobile voting unit. Diez said this is the first time it will be used.

“We should be able to vote anywhere between seven to eight people at one time in the unit itself,” Diez said.

New Mexico’s voter ID laws are relaxed. Diez said voters do not need to provide special identification to vote, however voters must do one of the following — show a driver's license, student ID, bank statement or utility bill, or provide a written or verbal statement that includes a voter’s name, address and date of birth.

According to information from the Bernalillo County Clerk website all early polling locations in the following areas are open Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., unless otherwise specified.

• 98th & Central - 120 98th St NW Suite B101 & B102
• Alameda West - 10131 Coors Blvd. NW Suite C-02
• Bernalillo County Visitor Center - 6080 Isleta Blvd. SW
• Caracol Plaza - 12500 Montgomery NE Suite 101
• Central Mercado - 301 San Pedro Dr. SE Suites B, C, D and E
• Clerk’s Annex - 1500 Lomas A NW 

Early voting begins Tuesday, October 9, 2018 ends Saturday, November 3, 2018. It is open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

• Daskalos Center - 5339 Menaul Blvd NE
• Desiderio Community Center - 117 Tribal Rd. 7036 To'Hajiilee

Early voting at this location begins Tuesday, October 22, 2018 ends Saturday, November 3, 2018. It is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

• Four Hills Shopping Center - 13140 Central Ave SE Suite 1420
• Holly Plaza Shopping Center - 6500 Holly NE Suite A6
• Isleta Elderly Center Building - 79 Tribal Road 40, Isleta, NM

Early voting begins Saturday, October 20, 2018 ends Saturday, November 3, 2018. It is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

• Los Altos Center - 4200 Wyoming NE Suite B-2
• Los Ranchos Villa - 6601 4th St NW Suites E & F
• Petroglyph Plaza - 8201 Golf Course Rd NW Suite D1
• South Valley Multipurpose Senior Center - 2008 Larrazolo SW
• The Shoppes at 6001 San Mateo - 6001 San Mateo NE Suite B3
• Tijeras City Hall - 12 Camino Municipal, Tijeras, NM 87059
• University of New Mexico - Student Union Building, Lobo A&B
• West Bluff - 5201 Ouray NW Suite D-2

Mobile voting units can be found at the following locations from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.:

• Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018: Three Fountains - 2208 Lester Dr NE, 87122
• Monday, Oct. 22, 2018: Palmilla Senior Living - 10301 Golf Course Rd NW, 87114
• Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018: La Vida Llena - 10501 Lagrima De Oro NE, 87111
• Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2018: Las Palomas Center - 8100 Palomas NE, 87109
• Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018: Princeton Place - 500 Louisiana Blvd NE, 87108
• Friday, Oct. 26, 2018: Paloma Landing - 8301 Palomas Avenue NE. 87109
• Saturday, Oct. 26, 27, 2018 Saturday: The Village at Alameda - 8810 Horizon Blvd. NE, 87113
• Monday, Oct. 29, 2018: Atria Senior Living - 1620 Indian School Rd NE, 87102
• Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2018: The Rio at Las Estancias - 3620 Las Estancias Dr SW, 87105
• Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018: Whispering Pines (Senior Center) - 6 Lark Road, Tijeras, NM 87059
• Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018: Civic Plaza (3rd and Marquette)- 1 One Civic Plaza NW, 87102
• Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 Friday: Village of Los Ranchos - 6718 Rio Grande Blvd NW, 87107
• Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 Saturday: New Mexico Veterans Memorial Park - 1100 Louisiana Blvd SE, 87108

Voters will be able to cast their votes on the 3rd floor of the Student Union Building in Lobo A & B, during both the early voting period and on Nov. 6. There are three other early voting locations within 10 minutes of main campus: the County Clerk’s Annex, The Shoppes at San Mateo (6001 San Mateo NE Suite B3), and the Daskalos Center (5339 Menaul Blvd NE), all of which will operate Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Anthony Jackson is a freelance reporter with the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @TonyAnjackson.

Gabriella Rivera is a news reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at newsreporter@dailylobo.com or on Twitter as @gabbychlamps.