{"id":96744,"date":"2015-11-03T05:55:59","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T12:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=96744"},"modified":"2015-11-03T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T20:17:45","slug":"its-election-day-in-las-cruces-heres-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/11\/its-election-day-in-las-cruces-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Election Day in Las Cruces; here’s what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"
\""Voting<\/a>

Tom Arthur \/ Creative Commons<\/p>

Polls are open in Las Cruces today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.\u00a0(Photo cc info<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s Election Day in Las Cruces! If you haven’t already voted, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Go vote! First here’s a rundown of what you need to know.<\/p>\n

You can find a list of voting convenience centers\u00a0here<\/a>. If you’re registered to vote in Las Cruces, you can vote at any of them.<\/p>\n

Voters citywide can vote for mayor and presiding municipal judge. In three city council districts — 1, 2 and 4 — voters will also elect councilors. The City Clerk’s Office<\/a> has published\u00a0sample ballots for voters living in District 1<\/a>, District 2<\/a>, District 3<\/a>, District 4<\/a>, District 5<\/a>, and District 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Looking to get to know the candidates? The City of Las Cruces produced short video interviews with each that you can watch here<\/a>. You can also read the Las Cruces Sun-News profiles of the races for mayor<\/a>, judge<\/a>,\u00a0District 1 city councilor<\/a>, District 2 city councilor<\/a>, and District 4 city councilor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also read\u00a0the League of Women Voter Guides for today’s election in English (Page 1<\/a> and Page 2<\/a>) and Spanish (Page 1<\/a> and Page 2<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Here are links to some of our election-related articles<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Watch the forums<\/h3>\n

There were lots of forums. You can watch the candidates in action here:<\/p>\n