Voting and Civic Engagement
Voting is one of the fundamental rights and responsibilities of citizenship and an important form of civic engagement. New Mexico Tech encourages all eligible students and employees to participate in the electoral process and to make their voices heard through informed and lawful participation in local, state, and federal elections.
To ensure you have access to the most accurate and up-to-date information, New Mexico Tech does not maintain voter registration or election information on this website. Instead, we encourage you to use the official government resources below for voter registration, election dates, polling locations, absentee voting, and other election-related information.
Official Voting Resources
New Mexico Secretary of State – Voter Information Portal
NMVote.org – New Mexico Voter Information Portal
The official State of New Mexico voting website provides information on:
- Registering to vote or updating your voter registration
- Checking your voter registration status
- Viewing election dates and deadlines
- Finding polling locations
- Requesting and tracking absentee ballots
- Viewing sample ballots
- Contact information for county clerks
- Military, overseas, and accessible voting resources
County Clerk Information
Find contact information for your local county clerk through the New Mexico Secretary of State:
New Mexico County Clerk Directory
County clerks can assist with voter registration questions, polling locations, election procedures, and other local election information.
Federal Voting Resources
For information regarding federal voting requirements, military and overseas voting, or national election resources, visit:
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Transportation to the Local Polls
The City of Socorro provides transportation to the local polls; you can find that information using the following link.
University Neutrality
New Mexico Tech is committed to supporting civic engagement while maintaining institutional neutrality. The university does not endorse or oppose political parties, candidates, ballot measures, or advocacy organizations. To ensure students and employees receive accurate, current, and authoritative election information, this page links only to official government election resources.