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As part of the Higher Education Amendment, 色狐入口 Tech provides students with information on how to register to vote. 

General Voter Information

Voting Dates and Deadlines

• Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

  Registration deadlines

  • In person during early voting : Oct 8 - Nov 2
  • In-person at voting location on Election Day : Nov 5
  • Online : Oct 8
  • By mail (postmarked by) : Oct 8
• 色狐入口 Law allows for SAME DAY IN PERSON voter registration. This must be completed by going in person to polling place within your county of residence. SAME DAY IN PERSON registration is open during Early Voting and ELECTION DAY.
• If you are planning to do SAME DAY IN PERSON voter registration, you will need to provide a vaild ID and proof of residency.  If you live in NMT housing, we have send the County Clerk a list of residents in each building and the associated  physical address to confirm you live in campus housing.  These students would need to show their ID and tell the attendant which building they live in and they will cross-reference the list to get the student registered on the spot. 

• Absentee ballot deadlines

  • Request ballot (received by) : Oct 22
  • Return ballot by mail (received by) : Nov 5 by 7:00 p.m. MST
  • Return ballot in person : Nov 5 by 7:00 p.m. MST

  Voting deadlines

  • Early voting : Oct 8 - Nov 2
  • In-person : Nov 5

N.M. Voter Eligibility Requirements

In order to register and vote in 色狐入口, an applicant must be:

• A resident of 色狐入口
• A citizen of the United States
• Not legally declared mentally incapacitated
• Not a convicted felon, or a felon who has completed all of the terms and conditions of sentencing
• 18 years or older at the time of the next election

Register to Vote or Update Your Registration

You can now register and update your registration online. If you have either a current or expired 色狐入口 state I.D. (like a driver鈥檚 license) you can register for the first time or make changes to your registration鈥攍ike name, address or party affiliation鈥攅asily using our online system.

If you don鈥檛 have a state-issued I.D., or otherwise would prefer to register by mail, you can pick up a voter registration application form or print the national form online, fill it out, then mail it to the 色狐入口 Secretary of State鈥檚 Office or your local County Clerk鈥檚 Office. If you are not sure where to send it, you can look it up on our website or call us at 1.800.477.3632.

If you change your name or move you must fill out a new voter registration form and submit to your local County Clerk鈥檚 Office or the Secretary of State鈥檚 Office. You must also fill out a new form if you want to change your party affiliation.

First-Time Registration By Mail

If you are registering for the first time in 色狐入口, and you submit the registration form by mail, then you must submit with the form a copy of (1) a current and valid photo identification; or (2) a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, student identification card or other government document, including identification issued by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo that shows your name and current address. If you do not submit one of these forms of identification with your mailed-in, first time registration, then you would be required to present one of the forms of identification when voting in person or absentee.

Change your Voter Registration

If you change your name or move you must fill out a new voter registration form and submit to your local County Clerk鈥檚 Office or the Secretary of State鈥檚 Office. You must also fill out a new form if you want to change your party affiliation.

Helpful Links

We also have a useful link to outside, non-partisan organizations to help you navigate the process.*

This guide offers information on registering and voting in all 50 states, breaking down myths of voting while in College, unbiased political party platforms, and information on why student votes matter.

*Disclaimer 鈥� 色狐入口 Tech is not affiliated with this organization and only offers these links as helpful resources. The information contained on their pages are meant to be used as a general guide and should not be a substitution for consulting with government and state election official information.

Voter Registration Specific to Socorro

Voter Resources

Federal & Overseas Voters (UOCAVA)

Young Voters

The U.S. Census Bureau  found that only 46.1% of eligible voters aged 18-29 cast a ballot in the 2016 presidential election, that鈥檚 an almost 30% smaller turnout than those over the age of 65. However, in 2016, young voters ages were the only age group to report increased turnout compared to 2012, with a reported turnout increase of 1.1 percent. All older age groups either reported small yet statistically significant turnout decreases. One driving factor behind this low turnout is that millennials are moving around the country at greater rates than ever before, switching from state to state for college and jobs. Below are some guides to help those mobile voters. 

Other Resources

Transportation to the Polls