October 17, 2024
The guide provides important information about legal protections for New Mexico voters SANTA FE – New Mexico Secretary of State…
Restoring Trust
In Our Elections
Observe New Mexico Elections (ONME) is a nonpartisan observation effort designed to increase trust and transparency in our elections.
Observe New Mexico Elections (ONME) is a nonpartisan effort to strengthen trust and transparency in state elections. Led by New Mexicans and supported by The Carter Center, ONME trains voters from all 33 counties to observe electoral procedures, report impartially, and provide timely public information. Their standardized reports create a data-driven assessment of election conduct, helping reassure voters that New Mexico’s elections are fair and accurate.
Our
Mission
The mission of Observe New Mexico Elections is to increase transparency and trust in New Mexico’s elections by training and deploying non partisan 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…
Transparency
Increases Trust
Voters from all 33 counties are trained in New Mexico’s election laws and procedures, then use standardized tools to report what they observe impartially. Their reports are aggregated into a data-driven assessment of election conduct, helping reassure voters about the integrity of New Mexico’s elections.
Get Involved
Observe New Mexico Elections is currently recruiting for positions related to observation of the 2025 local and municipal elections in New Mexico. Click the button to learn more!
Stay
Informed
View the Observer Code of Conduct
Information about elections from the New Mexico Secretary of State
Election Information for NM Voters from the League of Women Voters
Learn more about the Carter Center Democracy Program
View the Observer Code of Conduct
Information about elections from the New Mexico Secretary of State
Election Information for NM Voters from the League of Women Voters
Learn more about the Carter Center Democracy Program
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September 2, 2024
In my garage, clinging to a cabinet door, is a magnetic sign that reads, “Election Protection”. I saved it from…
August 5, 2024
The Nov. 5 general election is three months away, with early voting beginning Oct. 9. To mark the upcoming election,…
August 3, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A nonprofit group is aiming to increase the transparency and trust in New Mexico elections. The Carter…
August 1, 2024
An initiative designed to “build trust” in New Mexico will deploy nonpartisan election observers across the state, organizers announced yesterday. Observe New Mexico…
August 1, 2024
The Carter Center announced Wednesday that it has launched Observe New Mexico Elections (ONME), a nonpartisan election observation effort that…
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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.