Important City of Santa Fe Voting Information

From a City of Santa Fe news release

Absentee voting, by mail and in person, for the March 6, 2012 Regular Municipal Election will begin on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.  Voters will vote in person on a paper ballot which will be retained in a locked ballot box, at the Office of the City Clerk, Room 215, 200 Lincoln Ave.

Early voting will begin on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 and close at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012. Voters will vote in person on a paper ballot which is inserted into an M-100 voting tabulator, at the Office of the City Clerk, 200 Lincoln Ave.

Absentee (in-person) and early voting will be conducted in the Office of the City Clerk, 200 Lincoln Ave., Room 215 during regular hours and days of business, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Free parking for absentee and early voting will be available at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center’s underground parking garage.  Voters are asked to present their parking ticket to the City Clerk’s office for validation.

Applications for mailed absentee ballots may be requested from the City Clerk’s office at the following phone numbers:

            505-955-6519
            505-955-6520
            505-955-6521
            505-955-6326

Applications for mailed absentee ballots must be completed and accepted by the City Clerk prior to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012.  The City Clerk will accept completed absentee ballots delivered by mail or in person by the voter casting the absentee ballot, their caregiver or by a member of the voter’s immediate family until 7 p.m. on March 6. 2012.

The last day to register to vote for the March 2, 2010 Regular Municipal Election is Tuesday, February 7, 2012.