Sandoval County Clerk hosting voter rolls accuracy event

Sandoval County Clerk Anne Brady-Romero is hosting a Voter Rolls Accuracy event on May 6.

The public is invited to attend the event at the County Administration Building between 1-4 p.m.

This event, which includes a media campaign and polling site promotional signage, is part of the continuing effort by the clerk’s office to further improve the accuracy of the voter rolls through resident participation and to increase voter confidence in elections.

“This office is committed to upholding the integrity of our election process and a component in that process is accurate voter rolls. The public’s help is needed to do so,” Brady-Romero said. “Family members can share documentation showing that a loved one is now deceased, and also, the public needs to provide information that proves an individual’s change of address. This enables us to properly update the voter rolls, and individuals who changed residences find out for whom they can vote and where they can vote in an election.”

The Sandoval County Board of Registration and Clerk’s Staff will be available to assist those registering to vote or to update their current voter registration.

There are four ways to submit changes to voter rolls: website, email, phone or in person.

“Our goal is simple: voter rolls accuracy and voter confidence. This is why we have made sure that our residents can provide these updates easily and in a manner that is most comfortable to them,” Brady-Romero said.

For more information on the event, contact the Bureau of Election at 505-867-7577 or visit www.sandovalcountynm.gov/countyclerk or www.scnmvote.com.

Brady-Romero emphasized that voter rolls accuracy is always important as elections are held every year.

Even-numbered years are dedicated to municipal, primary, and general elections while odd-numbered years are for the regular local elections (such as school boards, public improvement districts, tax increment development districts, water conservation districts and municipalities (if they opt-in). Elections are managed and overseen by the Clerk’s Office Bureau of Elections (BOE). The BOE conducts all elections, and the preparation, execution and reporting of each election takes several months. Responsibilities also include maintaining the electronic voting machines used in the elections. In addition, BOE recruits, trains and manages a large team of employees dedicated to any given election.