Report: NM 2024 election well-run, but overwhelmed by same-day registration
Observe New Mexico Elections on Thursday released a report on its findings from the state’s 2024 election that mostly gave high marks after observing operations at a majority of voting sites during early voting and on election day.
Specifically, the nonprofit election transparency group dispatched 50 watchers to 91 sites in 24 counties during early voting, and had 160 election site watchers in 29 of New Mexico’s 33 counties on election day.
“This important, nonpartisan information-gathering effort — led by and for New Mexicans — found that elections went well, votes were counted, and problems were limited,” ONME co-leader Carmen Lopez said in a statement. “We are pleased to see that the findings reflect sufficient staffing levels, poll timeliness, proper functioning of tabulators and voter privacy. All of these things in conjunction made it possible to ensure every vote was counted and New Mexicans’ voices were heard this election cycle. The findings of our report — showing both successes and room for improvement — will allow us to make the voting process and poll worker training even stronger and more transparent in the years to come.”
Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver told Source New Mexico she had not seen the report yet, but had heard about its findings.
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