[Lwvcnmtopics] Fwd: ABQ Journal article today about voting

[MaryEllen Smith]

fyi-MaryEllen

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From: Michelle Meaders <shellout at earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, May 7, 2021 at 2:43 PM
Subject: ABQ Journal article today about voting
To: melora palmer <melora_palmer at hotmail.com>, Linda Donohue <
dono248 at aol.com>, Dennis Conerty <newmexicoara at gmail.com>, MaryEllen Smith <
mesmithford1416 at gmail.com>, Mandy Pino <abqmandypino at gmail.com>


CD1 race offers first chance to register, vote through Election Day
BY DAN BOYD / JOURNAL CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF
<https://www.abqjournal.com/author/dboyd>Thursday, May 6th, 2021 at 10:50pm



*Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal*

SANTA FE – The special election to fill a vacant Albuquerque-area
congressional seat, which got underway this week with the start of early
and absentee voting, is breaking new ground in New Mexico.

That’s because for the first time, qualified residents will be able to
register to vote and cast a ballot on the same day through Election Day.

The arrival of Election Day voter registration is due to a 2019 law that,
per its terms, has been gradually phased in to give county clerks more time
to prepare

For the first two years after the law was enacted, voters could register to
vote or change their registration up through the Saturday before Election
Day.

“This is the first time voters have this opportunity to register to vote on
Election Day,” said Mandy Vigil, the elections director for the Secretary
of State’s Office, who acknowledged elections officials had not expected to
have to implement the change so soon.

Previously, New Mexico had set a deadline to register to vote at 28 days
before an election.

[more]



*At a glance*

To take part in same-day voting, New Mexico voters will have to show proof
of their identity and residence by showing a driver’s license or other form
of identification, as well as a utility bill or other document showing
their physical address.

For information on the June 1 special election to fill New Mexico’s vacant
1st Congressional District seat, go to: www.sos.state.nm.us

[It should have said same-day voter registration.  To just vote doesn’t
require showing an ID.  Neither does registering to vote in person.]



Also:
What you need to know: Congressional District 1 race
BY ABQJOURNAL NEWS STAFF <https://www.abqjournal.com/author/abqnews>
Published: Monday, May 3rd, 2021 at 10:00pm
Updated: Monday, May 3rd, 2021 at 10:24pm



CD1 race offers first chance to register, vote through Election Day »
Albuquerque Journal (abqjournal.com) <https://www.abqjournal.com/2388059>

Michelle Meaders
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