Voting is a very important obligation for such an easy registration process, or at least that’s what an on-campus organization is trying to prove.
Today and Tuesday representatives from the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) will register voters at the Duck Pond underneath the Alumni Clock from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone who cannot register to vote on campus can do so on online at www.StudentVote.org or at the County Clerk’s office.
Breanna Hastings, UNM PIRG president, said students need to vote during the midterm election; otherwise, their interests will go unheard.
“There are a ton of issues, like student tuition, the environment and the economy to name a few, that affect students now,” she said. “It’s pretty clear that politicians pay attention to the student vote.”
Tuesday marks the last day to register in order to vote in New Mexico’s Nov. 2 general election. According to the Bernalillo County Clerk’s website, voters who have changed their residence or name must re-register.
As of Sept. 2, 1,139,971 New Mexicans are registered to vote, according to the Secretary of State’s website.
In New Mexico, 50 percent of voters are registered democrat, 32 percent are registered republican, 16 percent are registered independent, and 3 percent are registered with a third party, according to the website.
Registering voters are not required to sign up with a political party, but New Mexico has a closed primary system that requires a republican or democrat box be checked when registering to vote in order to vote in that party’s primary.
Tuesday is also the first day of early and absentee voting.
Voters can apply for an absentee ballot any time until Oct. 29. To request an absentee ballot, call the County Clerk’s Office at 438-1291.
In-person voting at the clerk’s office in downtown Albuquerque begins Tuesday through Oct. 30.
Early in-person voting at several alternative sites in Albuquerque is scheduled to begin Oct. 16 and end Oct. 30. The SUB is one of the sites.
Visit the county clerk’s website at cabq.gov/clerk for a complete listing of locations and their addresses. Voting sites will be open Monday-
Saturday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
This election, voters will decide who will fill the offices of governor, attorney general, secretary of state and land commissioner, among others. Legislative and congressional races will also be on the ballot.
*A few easy ways to register:
In person at the Office of the County Clerk or at the Secretary of State’s Office
Request a voter registration application be mailed to your residence from the County Clerk or Secretary of State.
Meet up with PIRG at the Duck Pond today.
Visit StudentVote.org
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