Absentee Voting

Absentee voting (by mail) for all county and state elections may be done by requesting an Absentee Ballot Application online on the New Mexico Voter Portal. You must have a NM Driver’s License or a State ID to use this option. You can download the Absentee Application here from the Bureau of Elections. Print, complete, and mail or hand-deliver to our office. You can request an application by email. Send your request to BOEGroup@sandovalcountynm.gov, and an application will be mailed to you.
Request an application by phone by calling 505-867-7577 and your application can be mailed to you.

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

Tuesday, October 21st: Last day for absentee application to be received. Applications received after October 21, 2025 will be rejected, even if it is postmarked on October 21, 2025.

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