Voters at Desert Hills Elementary School (Photos by Heath Haussamen)
There appears to be a steady stream of voters casting ballots at polling places all over Las Cruces in today’s municipal election.
Sources from all over the city have told NMPolitics.net about short but consistent lines of people waiting to vote at a number of polling places. In addition, an employee from the city clerk’s office said the phones have been ringing off the hook with people from around the city calling to find their polling places.
Sources have reported no major problems at any polling place.
I witnessed lines of a handful of people waiting to vote at Highland and Desert Hills elementary schools. In the 2-3 minutes I was at each school, five or six people voted.
Voters at Highland Elementary School
In 2007, the last time the mayor’s office was up for grabs, turnout was about 24 percent, which meant about 11,400 people voted.
There’s still plenty of time to vote. Polls don’t close until 7 p.m. To find your polling place, click here.
If you have any problems or questions, call the city clerk at (575) 541-2115.