Sandoval County hosts voter rolls accuracy event

Sandoval County held a voter rolls update event on May 6 at the county administration building.

The Sandoval County Clerk’s Office staff facilitated updates, including changes of address or taking someone off the voter rolls because they are deceased.

The event is part of a continuing effort by the county clerk’s office to further improve the accuracy of the voter rolls.

“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,” Sandoval County Clerk Anne 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 change 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 were available to assist those registering to vote or updating their current voter registration.

“It's certainly part of initiatives at the county clerk's offices to clean the rolls. It’s an important event and has been a success today,” said Beth Dowling, third-party voter registration agent and chair of the Sandoval County voter registration. “We'd like more people to attend, but it's really a good way of not only reminding people to check their voter registration, but also that we have an upcoming election.”

With early voting for the primary election underway, 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 sandovalcountynm.gov/countyclerk or scnmvote.com.

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

“It’s important and until the word gets out, we’ll keep on doing this,” Brady-Romero said. “Every cycle, we’ll do this.”

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.