Early voting began in New Mexico October 7th.

Voters will be able to decide municipal races like judges and city council, school board races, and GO Bonds. Doña Ana County clerk Dr. Amanda López Askin explained why it is important for people to vote.

“A lot of times the local races are the ones that affect us the most," López Askin said.

López Askin said that 6,000 absentee ballots have been mailed out. This number has gone up now that absentee voters are able to be put on a permanent absentee voter list.

“Kind of a slow pace ticking up towards the election, because people know that, you know, November 4th, which is election day, that it is going to be crowded at some of the locations. Which we love. We don't like waits but we love crowds and we love people voting. And so they're going

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