It's Election Season, Santa Fe!

The Municipal Election will be held on March 2, 2010. As always, the Santa Fe County Clerk has incredibly helpful information about the elections, including links to the League of Women Voters guides (PDF) and VoterView, so you can see if and where you're registered. The site has information for the Española and Edgewood elections, also on March 2nd.

Voter registration forms are available at all Library branches.

And now, here's a press release about a zillion different ways to cast your ballot:

Absentee Voting for the March 2, 2010 Regular Municipal Election began on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Voters will vote in person, at the Office of the City Clerk, on a paper ballot which will be retained in a locked ballot box.

Early Voting will begin on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 and close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2010. Voters will vote in person, at the Office of the City Clerk, on a paper ballot which is inserted into an M-100 voting tabulator.

Absentee (In-Person) and Early Voting will be conducted in the Office of the City Clerk, 200 Lincoln Avenue, Room 215, during regular hours and days of business, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Free Parking for Absentee and Early Voting will be available at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center’s underground parking garage. Voters are asked to present their parking ticket to the City Clerk’s office for validation.

Applications for mailed absentee ballots may be requested from the City Clerk’s office at the following phone numbers:

505-955-6519
505-955-6520
505-955-6521
505-955-6326

Applications for mailed absentee ballots must be completed and accepted by the City Clerk prior to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2010. The City Clerk will accept completed absentee ballots delivered by mail or in person by the voter casting the absentee ballot, their caregiver, or by a member of the voter’s immediate family until 7:00 p.m. on March 2, 2010.

The last day to register to vote for the March 2, 2010 Regular Municipal Election is Tuesday, February 2, 2010.