Key Dates To Remember - Sandoval County

KEY DATES TO REMEMBER:

July 29, 2025 or August 7, 2025
- Regular Local Election Training for Candidates
  - The Secretary of State is offering training for Candidates for the upcoming 2025 Regular Local Election. This is a great opportunity to find out everything you need to know about running for office.
  - The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office will offer two virtual trainings in Summer 2025 for candidates running for office in the 2025 Regular Local Election (Tuesday, November 4, 2025).
  - These trainings are meant for anyone thinking about running for an office that will appear on the Regular Local Election ballot.
    These trainings will cover everything RLE candidates need to know about how to interact with our Office during the election, how to qualify for the ballot, and how to file required reports during your candidacy.
  - WHAT: Virtual candidate training for prospective Regular Local Election candidates
    WHERE: Online (through Microsoft Teams) – link provided upon RSVP
    WHEN: Either 11am on July 29th, 2025 or 1pm on August 7th, 2025 (These trainings are duplicates. Interested participant only needs to RSVP for either one.)
    
    For RSVP to either of these trainings, please email BC Nguyen at bc.nguyen@sos.nm.gov. Training link will be sent out in July to all who have RSVP-ed.
August 26, 2025
- Candidate Filing Day for 2025 Regular Local Election (RLE)
- County Commission Chambers on 3rd floor of the Admin Bldg., from 9 am - 5 pm
- What to File - Forms
September 2, 2025
- Deadline for candidates to withdraw their candidacy. This is also the filing day for write-in candidates.
- Bureau of Elections Office from 9 am - 5 pm
September 5, 2025
- Ballots are final, and all qualified candidates are notified how they will appear on the ballot.
September 20, 2025
- Electronic Transmission System (ETS) ballots are sent out to Federal Qualified Elector (FQE) voters.
October 7, 2025
- Clerks begin mailing absentee ballots to voters who have requested them Absentee Voting - Sandoval County (sandovalcountynm.gov)
- Books close for online and paper voter registration. Register To Vote - Sandoval County (sandovalcountynm.gov)
- Early Voting and Same Day Registration (SDR) at the Clerk’s Annex begins, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Same Day Voter Registration (SDR) - Sandoval County (sandovalcountynm.gov)
October 13, 2025
- Indigenous People's Day
- Voting Closed at County Clerk's Annex
- County Clerk's Office - Closed
October 18 – November 1, 2025
- Early Voting and SDR expand from Monday to Saturday. Most locations open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Same Day Voter Registration (SDR) - Sandoval County (sandovalcountynm.gov)
October 21, 2025
- Deadline for absentee applications to be received. Applications received after October 22 will be rejected, even if it is postmarked on October 21. Absentee Voting - Sandoval County (sandovalcountynm.gov)
November 4, 2025
- Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Absentee ballots are due in the clerk’s office no later than 7 p.m. Election Day Sites - Sandoval County (sandovalcountynm.gov)

2024 GENERAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION (PDF's):

2024 General Election Proclamation - State of NM SOS: English / Spanish
- Revised Conforming Proclamation: English / Spanish
2024 General Election Proclamation - Sandoval: English / Spanish
- Revised Conforming Proclamation: English / Spanish

2024 PRIMARY ELECTION - JUNE 4, 2024

2024 Primary Election Public Notices

2024 PRIMARY ELECTION OVERVIEW

The Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. There are three major parties in the state: Democratic, Libertarian, Republican.

WHEN TO FILE

Candidate filing day for all other individuals and those who did not receive preprimary designation for the 2024 Primary Election – and First Filing Opportunity for Candidates that failed to received party designation is Tuesday, March 12, 2024 – between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.

Write-In Filing Day and final opportunity for Pre-Primary designation candidates who failed to receive party designation will be on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 – between 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

WHERE TO FILE - PROPER FILING OFFICER

Declarations of candidacy and candidate qualification documents by any candidate for statewide or federal office – will file with the Secretary of State.

Declarations of candidacy and candidate qualification documents by all other candidates – will file with the county clerk of the county in which the candidate resides.

WHAT TO FILE

Each Candidate filing to appear on the Primary Election ballot must submit a Declaration of Candidacy (and any other required forms) to their proper filing officer (see above section “Where to File – Proper Filing Officer”), during the designated hours.

Declarations of Candidacy for any other office to be nominated in the primary election shall be filed with the county clerk in which the candidate resides (except for federal and statewide offices), between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Refer to Section 1-8-26 (B), NMSA 1978.

Filing Fees for County Candidates: The filing fee in the primary election for any county office shall be fifty dollars ($50.00), which shall be paid at the time of the filing of the declaration of candidacy for nomination by a political party. Refer to Section 1-8-41, NMSA 1978. • Declarations of Candidacy and additional nominating petitions for candidates that failed to receive party designation shall be filed with the secretary of state either ten (10) days following the date of the preprimary convention at which the candidate failed to receive the designation, or on the date all declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions are due pursuant to the provisions of the Primary Election Law, whichever is later. A candidate who fails to receive the preprimary convention designation that the candidate sought may collect additional signatures to total at least four percent (4%) of the total vote of the candidate’s party in the state. Refer to Section 1-8-33 (D), NMSA 1978.

CANDIDATE FILING FORMS

2024 Primary Affidavit of Designation
2024 Primary Declaration of Candidacy
2024 Primary Declaration of Intent Write in Candidacy for Primary
2024 Primary Paupers Statement
2024 Primary Statewide Nominating Petition – English
2024 Primary Statewide Nominating Petition – Spanish
2024 Primary Affidavit of Withdrawal of Candidacy

INFORMATION REGARDING CAMPAIGN REPORT

All candidates must file the proper campaign finance reports on the dates established by law. Federal candidates will file reports through the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), and all other candidates have a filing obligation through the state. Excluding federal candidates, all other candidates vying for office during the 2024 election cycle will use the Campaign Finance Information System (CFIS) to file their campaign finance reports. All campaigns, excluding federal offices filing with the FEC, are required to register and file reports online at https://login.cfis.sos.state.nm.us/ . Once a CFIS registration form has been approved by the SOS, the candidate will receive an email with instructions on how to set up a password and gain access to the system. Please check junk and spam folders if you haven’t received the email within 24 hours of the time the registration is submitted. Additional resources to register and file reports can be found on the Secretary of State’s website.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE INFORMATION SYSTEM

The Office of the Secretary of State has implemented a new Campaign Finance Information System (CFIS) available for registration, filing, and research.
All current and former candidates, public officials, and political action committees must begin filing campaign finance disclosure reports due AFTER the 2020 Primary Election in the new system.
Access the new CFIS system

2024 GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2024