Election dates and registration deadline for primary election

Important election dates listed along with registration deadlines and voting center locations Dianne L Stallings, Ruidoso News April 28, 2016

Lincoln County Clerk Rhonda Burrows reminded those wishing to vote in the primary election Tuesday, June 7^th, that registration books close on May 10.

Absentee voting begins May 10 at Burrows' office in the county courthouse in Carrizozo. The office is open from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.  Absentee forms may be picked up at her office or requested by calling 1-800-687-2705, ext. 6. Only voters who are members of one of the two major political parties are eligible to vote in the primary.

Early voting will run from May 23 through June 3 at the county courthouse, 300 Central Avenue. The office is open from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday and from 10 am to 6 pm Saturday, June 4^th.  It will be closed Monday, May 30^th, for Memorial Day.

Early voting also will occur from Saturday, May 21^st, through Saturday, June 4^th, at the Horton Complex, 237 Service Road, Ruidoso, ad from 10 am to 6 pm, Tuesday through Saturday.

Six polling places in the county will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day. They are the

·         county courthouse in Carrizozo;

·         Corona Village Hall, 461 Main Street;

·         Capitan High School, 150 Forest Street;

·         Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive;

·         Ruidoso Downs Senior Center, U.S. 70; and

·         Hondo High School 111 Don Pablo Lane.