Observe New Mexico Elections

Get Involved

Observe New Mexico Elections is currently recruiting for a broad range of volunteer and staff positions to support its work in 2024.

Election

Observers

Volunteer Election Observers will be present during in-person early voting (starting October 9, 2024) and on Election Day (November 5, 2024). These Election Observers collect data using a standardized set of questions about the election process. They also record general observations and anything worth of mention. The collected data is collated, analyzed, and summarized in periodic reports released to the public.

County

Coordinators

Election Observers are supported by their County Coordinators, who is responsible for ensuring that Election Observers attend trainings and receive needed project materials. County Coordinators will also observe additional important stages of the election process in their counties, which could include logic and accuracy testing (testing of election equipment), observe pollworker training, tabulation (ballot counting), and certification. These positions will be part-time and will operate on a fixed fee contract. Coordinators must be residents of the county where they propose to work.

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The mission of Observe New Mexico Elections is to increase transparency and trust in New Mexico’s elections by training and deploying nonpartisan election observers throughout the state. Observers will report on how election laws and procedures are followed, representing all voters without interfering in the electoral process. Findings from their observations will be compiled to assess the overall quality of elections in New Mexico.