Absentee Voting

Absentee voting (by mail) for all county and state elections may be done by requesting an Absentee Ballot Application from the Bureau of Elections. Complete and return the application to the Bureau of Elections and a ballot will be mailed to: PO Box 40, Bernalillo, NM 87004. You can download the application, print, complete and mail to our office. You can also hand deliver your application to our office or any voting location in Sandoval County.

The county clerk must receive the application for an absentee ballot no later than 14 days prior to election day (Section 1-6-5(A), NMSA 1978).

Within twenty-three (23) days of Election Day, the county clerk must either mail the ballot or notice of rejection to the applicant as soon as practicable; provided that the ballot or a notice of rejection is sent not later than twenty-two (22) days before the election (Section 1-6-5(F), NMSA 1978).

All absentee ballots may be returned to the County Clerk’s Office or any Election Day polling location no later than 7:00 PM – Election Day.

Tuesday, May 7th: First absentee ballots sent to voters who pre-requested or on the permanent absentee list.

Tuesday, May 21st: Last day to request an absentee ballot.

Tuesday, June 4th: Absentee ballots must be returned before 7:00pm at the secured containers or to a Presiding Judge at any polling location.