The Chronicles Of Grant County
Today Is Election Day
2026
Today – Tuesday, November 3, 2026 – is Election Day.
All American citizens eligible to vote are encouraged to vote in the General Election being held today.
If you haven't yet voted by mail or voted early, today is the day to make your voice count.
Polls are open from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM today.
In Grant County, five locations are available for you to cast your vote:
Grant County Administration Building at 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City
Silver City Woman's Club at 411 Silver Heights Boulevard, Silver City
Bayard Community Center, 209 Hurley Avenue, Bayard
San Lorenzo Elementary School, 2655 Highway 35, San Lorenzo
Grant County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 16 Arena Road, Cliff
Please note that for registered voters to vote, according to information from the Grant County Clerk's Office, "A physical form of identification is only required for first-time New Mexico voters who registered by mail and did not include identification with their voter registration application form. Otherwise, you will be asked to provide verbal identification which includes your name, year of birth and registered address."
If you are not yet registered to vote and you meet the requirements to be a voter in Grant County, you still have the opportunity to vote today. You can register to vote at the polling sites today. In addition, registered voters can update their voter registration at the polling sites today.
According to information from the Grant County Clerk's Office, you need to bring the following items to a polling site today to be able to complete Same Day Voter Registration:
"A physical form of identification that is issued by the federal government, a state government, a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo or an educational institution and that:
1. Contains the name of the qualified elector, which shall reasonably match the name provided on the certificate of registration;
2. Contains a photograph of the qualified elector, which shall resemble the qualified elector;
3. Need not contain an expiration date, and if it does, the expiration date is not required to be a date on or after the date of the election; and
4. Shall either:
a. contain an address that matches the address provided for the certificate of registration;
or
b. be accompanied by an original or copy of a utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other document issued by an educational institution or government including a document issued by a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, dated within the ninety days prior to the qualified elector registering to vote or updating an existing certificate of registration and that contains the name of the qualified elector, which shall reasonably match the name provided on the certificate of registration, and an address that matches the address provided for the certificate of registration."
If you have questions, please contact the Grant County Clerk's Office at 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, NM, 88061.
The telephone number for the Grant County Clerk's Office is 575-574-0042.
Further details on voting in Grant County can be obtained at https://grantcountynm.gov/218/Elections .
Further details on voting in the State of New Mexico can also be obtained at https://www.sos.nm.gov/voting-and-elections/voter-registration-information/ .
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