Nearly 33,000 in Doña Ana County voted early; here's what to know if voting on Election Day

Lucas Peerman, Las Cruces Sun-News
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LAS CRUCES - Voters in Doña Ana County have been submitting ballots since early October. That's when sites opened for early voting and when election officials began mailing absentee ballots. The final day to cast a ballot in person or drop off your absentee ballot will be Tuesday, Nov. 8 — Election Day.

In this general election, voters will select representatives in the state legislature, county sheriffs and commissioners, judgeships, federal officers and the governor. Voters will also decide the fate of three proposed amendments to the New Mexico Constitution, as well as general obligation bonds at the municipal and state levels.

Here's what's on the ballot for Doña Ana County voters.

Early absentee and in-person voting

Approximately 32,950 Doña Ana County voters have cast ballots in-person or via absentee in the 2022 general election. Approximately 36,000 voters participated by this time in the 2018 general election.

Most of the county voters who took advantage of voting early were Democrats. Here's a look at number of early absentee and in-person voting by party:

  • 17,179 Democrats

  • 10,412 Republicans

  • 253 Libertarians

  • 90 Other

  • 5,016 decline to state (independents)

Voting on Election Day

Saturday, Nov. 5 was the final day to vote early. More than 40 voting sites in the county will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Any voter still in line at 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Doña Ana County residents can go to any of the county's voting convenience centers to cast a ballot:

  • Anthony City Hall Municipal Complex, 820 Highway 478, Anthony

  • Berino Elementary School, 92 Shrode Rd., Berino

  • Camino Real Middle School, 2961 N. Roadrunner Pkwy., Las Cruces

  • Chaparral Middle School, 290 Lisa Dr., Chaparral

  • Corbett Center Student Union, 1600 International Mall on the New Mexico State University campus, Las Cruces

  • Del Cerro Community Center, 180 La Fe Ave., Vado

  • Desert Hills Elementary School, 280 N. Roadrunner Pkwy., Las Cruces

  • Desert View Elementary School, 1105 Valle Vista St., Sunland Park

  • Doña Ana Community Center, 5745 Ledesma Dr., Doña Ana

  • Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd., Las Cruces

  • East Picacho Elementary School, 4450 N. Valley Dr., Las Cruces

  • Fairacres Elementary School, 4501 W. Picacho Ave., Las Cruces

  • Frank O'Brien Papen Center, 304 W. Bell Ave., Mesilla Park

  • Gadsden Middle School, 1301 W. Washington St., Anthony

  • Garfield Elementary School, 8820 Highway 187, Garfield

  • Good Samaritan Social Center, 3011 Buena Vida Cir., Las Cruces

  • Hatch High School, 170 E. Herrera Rd., Hatch

  • Highland Elementary, 4201 Emerald St., Las Cruces

  • Jornada Elementary School, 3400 Elks Dr., Las Cruces

  • La Mesa Volunteer Fire Department, 15765 Highway 28, La Mesa

  • La Union Elementary School, 875 Mercantile Ave., La Union

  • Las Alturas Fire Station, 4145 Cholla Dr., Las Cruces

  • Las Cruces High School, 1750 El Paseo Rd., Las Cruces

  • Las Cruces City Hall, 700 N. Main St., Las Cruces

  • Loma Heights Elementary, 1600 E. Madrid Ave., Las Cruces

  • Lynn Middle School, 950 S. Walnut St., Las Cruces

  • Mayfield High School, 1955 N. Valley Dr., Las Cruces

  • Mesilla Elementary School, 2363 Calle Del Sur, Mesilla

  • Mesquite Elementary School, 205 NM Hwy. 228, Mesquite

  • New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd., Las Cruces

  • North Valley Elementary School, 300 Cascade Ave., San Miguel

  • Organ Mountain High School, 5700 Mesa Grande Dr., Las Cruces

  • Organ Community Center, 5800 2nd St., Organ

  • Radium Springs Community Center, 12060 L.B. Lindbeck Rd., Radium Springs

  • Rincon Fire Station, 255 Harlan St., Rincon

  • Santa Teresa Middle School, 4800 McNutt Rd., Santa Teresa

  • Sierra Middle School, 1700 Spruce Ave., Las Cruces

  • Sonoma Elementary School, 4201 Northrise Dr., Las Cruces

  • Sunrise Elementary School, 5300 Holman Rd., Las Cruces

  • Tombaugh Elementary, 226 Carver Rd., Las Cruces

  • University Hills Elementary School, 2005 S. Locust St., Las Cruces

  • Vista Middle School, 4465 Elks Dr., Las Cruces

Returning an absentee ballot

If you requested an absentee ballot, it's too late to mail it back. However, absentee ballots can be submitted by 7 p.m. on Election Day at a secured container at one of these nine sites in Doña Ana County:

  • Anthony City Hall Municipal Complex, 820 Highway 478, Anthony

  • Sunland Park City Library, 1000 McNutt Rd. A., Sunland Park

  • Delores C. Wright Educational Center, 400 E. Lisa Dr., Chaparral

  • Hatch Valley High School, 170 E. Herrera Rd., Hatch

  • Corbett Center Student Union, 1600 International Mall on the New Mexico State University campus, Las Cruces

  • Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd., Las Cruces

  • Las Cruces City Hall, 700 N. Main St., Las Cruces

  • Sonoma Elementary School, 4201 Northrise Dr., Las Cruces

  • Mesilla Town Hall, 2231 Avenida de Mesilla, Mesilla

Voters may track the status of their absentee ballot online at NMVote.org.

Same-day voter registration

Same-day voter registration will be available at all Election Day locations. To register or update registration, take your New Mexico driver’s license or New Mexico identification card issued through the state's Motor Vehicle Division; or any document that contains an address in the county together with a photo identification card; or a current valid student photo identification card from a post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico accompanied by a current student fee statement that contains the student’s address in the county.

In Doña Ana County, 1,074 residents registered the same day they voted early. Here's a look at number of early same-day voting registrants by party:

  • 475 Democrats

  • 372 Republicans

  • 14 Libertarians

  • 3 Other

  • 210 decline to state (independents)

Where can I find results?

Unofficial results for this year’s general election will be available after 7 p.m. on Election Day at the New Mexico Secretary of State’s website: www.sos.state.nm.us. All results remain unofficial until after their certification by the state canvass board later in November.

The Las Cruces Sun-News will be tracking results and storylines on Election Day at lcsun-news.com. Due to early deadlines, unofficial results will not be published in the print edition until Thursday, Nov. 9.

More helpful websites

  • For information regarding elections in Doña Ana County, visit www.dacelections.com.

  • For information regarding elections in New Mexico, visit NMVote.org.

  • For the League of Women Voters nonpartisan voting guide, visit Vote411.org.

Lucas Peerman can be reached at lpeerman@lcsun-news.com or @LittleGuyInATie on Twitter.

This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: Voting on Election Day in Doña Ana County? Here's what to know.