Voting & Elections
Information on Voting and Elections in the State of New Mexico.
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Information on how to become a candidate and about complying with campaign finance disclosure and reporting requirements.
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Learn about Lobbying in our state. Find Legislative information to include Signed & Chaptered Bills and Legal Resources.
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Safe at Home
New Mexico’s statewide address confidentiality program administered by the Secretary of State to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or similar types of crimes to receive mail using the Secretary of State’s address as a substitute for their own.
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Learn about how we protect your voter and business information. You might also find a tip or two that will help you secure your information as well.
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Does this apply to me? If you are currently registered in the Confidential Substitute Address Program, yes.
Will any of my personal information be released? No, we will not disclose residential address, delivery address telephone number or email address of a participant unless the information is required to be disclosed pursuant to a court order.
Who will have access to my information? Access to all program records is restricted to Secretary of State Staff members who are approved to access the records.
How will you know if I am a voter or if I would like to register to vote? Once you are certified as a participant, the administrator shall determine whether the participant is a voter. If the participant is not a voter but appears to be a qualified elector the administrator shall offer the participant the opportunity to register to vote.
How do I vote? The voter shall vote exclusively by mailed absentee ballot or mailed ballot. In each election that the voter-participant is eligible to vote, the administration shall send a mailed absentee ballot or mailed ballot to the voter-participant without requiring a request or application to receive a ballot.
How do I sign up for CAP or how do I get more information? You can email us at CAP.sos.state.nm.us, send direct mail to P.O. Box 1888, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 or call CAP toll –free at 1-800-477-3632.
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