2020 General Election: Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Registering to Vote
As stated by the county clerk’s office: “You may register to vote any time. In order to be eligible to vote in an election, your voter registration must be received by the Grant County Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., 28 days prior to any election.” The registration deadline is October 6. You can register to vote at the following places:
- The NM Secretary of State’s website, if you have a driver’s license or other ID issued by the MVD
- Every Saturday 9:00am-12:00pm at the Farmer’s Market at Pope Street and College Avenue, in the parking lot next to the former LifeQuest Building
- Every Tuesday 9:00am-1:30pm through October 6 at Hunter Hall on the WNMU campus (Hunter Hall is #17 on this PDF map, in the lower left section, off of 10th Street)
Voters can register or make changes to their registration after the October 6 deadline only at the County Clerk’s office, per the “same-day voter registration” provision described in these voting FAQs from the NM Secretary of State.
Absentee ballots
The Grant County Clerk’s office will be sending out courtesy absentee applications for the 2020 General Election beginning September 14, 2020. It is entirely YOUR CHOICE to use or not use this absentee application being sent to you. If you choose to vote absentee by mail, the application must be received in the clerk’s office no later than Tuesday, October 20, 2020. – From the County Clerk’s Elections web page.
Absentee ballot applications are also available every Saturday 9:00am-12:00pm at the Farmer’s Market at Pope Street and College Avenue, in the parking lot next to the former LifeQuest Building, or you can request an absentee ballot application at nmvote.org.
Early voting
Grant County Clerk’s Office
1400 Highway 180 E., Silver City
Tuesday, October 6 thru Saturday, October 31, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Bayard Community Center
290 Hurley Ave., Bayard
Saturday, October 17, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday, October 20 thru Saturday, October 24, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday, October 27 thru Saturday, October 31, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
More registration and voting tools
Grant County Clerk’s Office
1400 Highway 180 East
Silver City, NM 88061
575-574-0042
New Mexico voter information portal: search for your registration information, register or update your registration, view sample ballots, check deadlines, and more at nmvote.org
New Mexico Secretary of State: www.sos.state.nm.us/
Vote411.org nation-wide tool for voter preparation: vote411.org
View or download a map of the five county commissioner districts here.
View or download a map of the town council districts here.