As Election Day approaches in Lincoln County, the number of voters utilizing early and absentee voting opportunities was slow but steady.<\/p>\n
The Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State reported that 441 Lincoln County voters had cast an early or early in-person absentee ballot.<\/p>\n
Of those voters, 266 were Republicans while 126 were Democrats. Forty-six voters declined to state a party affiliation; the remaining voters identified as Libertarian or self-identified as \"other.\"<\/p>\n
On Oct. 27, that number was 364, with Lincoln County Republican voters still outpacing Democrats in casting ballots.<\/p>\n
More: Your guide to early voting in Lincoln County: 2021 regular local election<\/p>\n
More: These candidates are running in the 2021 local election in Lincoln County<\/p>\n
Only 16 Lincoln County residents hadutilized same day registration by Oct. 27 and only 92 requests for absentee ballots had been received, according to the data.<\/p>\n
By Oct. 28 only two additional voters had opted for same day registration.<\/p>\n
Local elections are nonpartisan.<\/p>\n
More: 300 early votes cast in Lincoln County<\/p>\n
On ballots Nov. 2 is the mayoral seat in the Village of Capitan where Tiffany Menix, Lilly Bradley and Ron Lowrance each sought the position.<\/p>\n
Councilor positions are open in Carrizozo and the Village of Corona, while school board positions are open in Capitan, Hondo, Corona, Carrizozo and Ruidoso.<\/p>\n
The Village of Ruidoso opted-out of the Local Election Act which aligned local elections with other state and national races.<\/p>\n
Formore information on voting contact the Lincoln County Clerk's office at 575-648-2394, extension 6 or visit the website atwww.lincolncoountynm.gov.<\/p>\n
Election Day votingoccurs at any of these voting centers in the county from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 2. Any registered voter may vote at any of the voting locations.<\/p>\n
Check your voting registration and view a sample ballot online atNMVote.org.<\/p>\n
Jessica Onsurez can be reached at jonsurez@gannett.com<\/a>, @JussGREAT on Twitter at by phone at 575-628-5531.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more from the original source:<\/p>\n Election Day approaches as early voting numbers reach just above 400 - Ruidoso News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As Election Day approaches in Lincoln County, the number of voters utilizing early and absentee voting opportunities was slow but steady. Continue reading