The easiest way to get your ballot mailed to you is by requesting your absentee ballot online. If you don't request one online an application form will be sent out by mail on September 14th.
Absentee Ballots will be mailed out beginning Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
After you receive your ballot, return your ballot as quickly as possible, making sure that it’s filled out entirely.
You can also drop off your ballot at any Early Vote location, beginning on October 17.
The Secretary of State recommends not mailing back your ballot after Tuesday, October 27, because it’s too close to the election. After October 27, please hand-deliver your absentee ballot to an Early Vote or Election Day voting site near you.
All ballots must be returned and mailed to arrive by 7pm, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 to your County Clerk to count.
Early Voting is from Saturday, October 17, to Saturday, October 31. A voter can choose to vote at any voting location in Bernalillo County.
September 14: If you have not completed an online Absentee Ballot Application yet, an application will be sent to you. You will need to complete, sign, and send this application back to your County Clerk in order to receive your ballot in the mail.
October 6: Absentee ballots will be mailed to voters who have completed the application. Absentee Voting-In Person starts at County Clerk’s offices.
October 12: County Clerks must send ballots to voters within 24 hours of receiving an application.
October 17: Early Voting starts.
October 20: Last day that absentee ballot applications may be received by the County Clerk or the Secretary of State.
October 21: All absentee ballots must be mailed out by the County Clerk’s office.
October 27: Last day you should mail back your ballot. The postal service will guarantee the delivery of your ballot to the County Clerk’s office by Election Day by this date.
October 31: Early Voting ends.
November 3: Election Day. All absentee ballots must be received by the County Clerk’s Office or any Election Day polling location no later than 7:00 PM.