Most NM county clerk websites don’t mention semi-open primaries days before voting starts

Twenty of 33 New Mexico county clerks' websites don't have information about semi-open primaries, according to a Source NM review.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 662

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Just days before early voting begins for New Mexico’s primary election, 20 of the state’s 33 county clerks’ websites make no mention of a legislative change enabling independent voters to cast ballots in the upcoming primary election, according to a Source NM review.

The June 2 primary election marks the first time that “decline to state” voters — ones unaffiliated with a political party — don’t have to register with a major political …

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