{"id":314,"date":"2021-07-06T16:46:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/articles\/voting-questions-work-at-the-polls\/"},"modified":"2021-07-06T16:46:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:46:44","slug":"voting-questions-work-at-the-polls","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/articles\/voting-questions-work-at-the-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting questions? Work at the polls"},"template":"","class_list":["post-314","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"This piece appeared in the Albuquerque Journal Letters to the Editor and beautifully explains how working at the polls can help citizens more fully understand and appreciate our electoral process.","featured_image":null,"article_type":158,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"66\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":315}","{\"site_id\":\"66\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":316}"],"related_issues":[98,100,107,109,400],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

REGARDING THE reader on June 15th who asked how election officials determine a voter\u2019s citizenship: ...<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I wish the reader had taken the time to call the Bernalillo County Clerk\u2019s office for clarification. He could have also read the state law, Section 1-4-5.7 NMSA 1978, to learn more about how same-day voter registration works. The following language from the law illustrates how the same-day-registrar is able to verify the voter\u2019s citizenship\/eligibility.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201c... the secretary of state and the secretary of taxation and revenue shall develop a procedure for importing the list of eligible but unregistered persons with a driver\u2019s license or state-issued identification card into the voter registration electronic management system prior to an election to facilitate processing a new voter registration pursuant to this section.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I was an Election Day poll worker for the special election June 1 and for the 2020 presidential election.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The same-day-registration was a wonderful addition.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

There were several voters who had recently moved across town, and they were able to update their home address then and there. This was super convenient for the voters. Same-day voter registration is an efficient way to keep the voter rolls updated and ensures voters receive the correct ballot for their address.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

There has been an enormous amount of election misinformation lately. I would like to encourage anyone who lacks confidence in the integrity of our elections to become a poll worker. The training that we received from the Bernalillo County Clerk\u2019s office was excellent, and the behind-the-scenes look at how our elections are conducted was very educational. It\u2019s also a great way to connect with your community and a patriotic way to participate in our democracy.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

ESTHER FREDRICKSON Albuquerque<\/span><\/p>"}}]},"yoast_head":"\nVoting questions? Work at the polls - Common Cause New Mexico<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/articles\/voting-questions-work-at-the-polls\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Voting questions? 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