ATTN: New Mexico voters !!!
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
The absentee ballot voting period statewide began LAST TUESDAY - October 6th. Please note the following:
1) From Oct 6 thru October 16 - you can request and mail back your absentee ballot (it must be received by October 20th) and you can VOTE IN PERSON at the COUNTY CLERK'S office during the absentee period.
2) The advertising for when early voting starts is dated Saturday Oct 17th. This refers to when early voting starts at convenience centers. DO NOT WAIT. They have reduced the number of voting booths and shortened the hours. This will result in long lines, and you will be SHUT OUT of requesting an absentee ballot after Tuesday the 20th.
3) In my county prior to the first day ballots can be mailed out, the Democrats requested 3 absentee ballots for every 1 absentee ballot requested by Republicans. The in person turnout so far has been steady, but pathetic at the same time. Part of this can be attributed to the effective mis-leading campaign to voters that early voting doesn't start until the 17th. (BOTH parties involved in this and election officials. It is misleading by OMMISSION.)
4) At the current rate in person voters are being processed it will be impossible to process the usual number of in person voters.
Simple math - time to check-in per voter, x restricted number of ballot booths = max number of voters per day that can be processed. Per day x number of days to election, plus add on same for the convenience centers once they open up. There simply isn't enough time left to process the usual number of in person voters that remain to be processed.
If you are in New Mexico.
VOTE NOW
or request an ABSENTEE BALLOT NOW..
You don't have to use the absentee ballot.
If you are in line and manage to get in the door, great. Sign an affidavit that you aren't going to use it. Rip your absentee ballot in half, hand it to the clerk. Ask the clerk to VOID the absentee ballot in the computer. Then vote on a REGULAR ballot.
Do not vote on a provisional ballot - they are not counted.
Make sure you get a regular ballot and feed it into the machine.
ASSUME THEY ARE CHEATING… YOUR VOTE DOES MATTER.