October 31, 2025
By Garrey Carruthers, Former New Mexico Governor and former NMSU Chancellor, ONME Advisory Board Member It should be encouraging to…
Restoring Trust
In Our Elections
Observe New Mexico Elections (ONME) is a nonpartisan election observation effort designed to increase trust and transparency in our elections.
Observe New Mexico Elections (ONME) is a nonpartisan effort to strengthen trust and transparency in state elections. Led by New Mexicans and supported by The Carter Center, ONME trains voters from all 33 counties to observe electoral procedures, report impartially, and provide timely public information. Their standardized reports create a data-driven assessment of election conduct, helping reassure voters that New Mexico’s elections are fair and accurate. In 2026, ONME observers will monitor poll worker training, voting machine certification, absentee ballot processing, early voting, and Election Day voting in all 33 counties.
Our
Mission
The mission of Observe New Mexico Elections is to increase transparency and trust in New Mexico’s elections by training and deploying nonpartisan election observers throughout the state. Observers will report on how election laws and procedures are followed, representing all voters without interfering in the electoral process. Findings from their observations will be compiled to assess the overall quality…
Transparency
Increases Trust
Voters from all 33 counties are trained in New Mexico’s election laws and procedures, then use standardized tools to report what they observe impartially. Their reports are aggregated into a data-driven assessment of election conduct, helping reassure voters about the integrity of New Mexico’s elections.
Get Involved
Observe New Mexico Elections is currently recruiting for positions related to observation of the 2025 local and municipal elections in New Mexico. Click the button to learn more!
Stay
Informed
View the Observer Code of Conduct
Information about elections from the New Mexico Secretary of State
Learn more about the Carter Center Democracy Program
View the Observer Code of Conduct
Information about elections from the New Mexico Secretary of State
Election Information for NM Voters from the League of Women Voters
Learn more about the Carter Center Democracy Program
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October 28, 2025
By: Eva Valenciana, Carlsbad Municipal Coordinator, Observe New Mexico Elections Voting and getting involved in promoting transparent election processes are…
October 27, 2025
By Ryan Boetel, The Albuquerque Journal, October 24, 2025 I can’t think of more boring volunteer work, but if it…
October 27, 2025
By: Kurt Johnson from The Las Cruces Bulletin, October 24, 2025 When New Mexico residents in Las Cruces, Alamogordo, Albuquerque,…
October 17, 2025
By: Santa Fe New Mexican, October 16, 2025 New Mexico’s No. 1 ranking in MIT’s Election Performance Index that was…
October 17, 2025
Absentee and Early In-Person Voting Begins Across the State. ONME will begin election observation efforts across 11 different municipalities Santa…
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The mission of Observe New Mexico Elections is to increase transparency and trust in New Mexico’s elections by training and deploying nonpartisan election observers throughout the state. Observers will report on how election laws and procedures are followed, representing all voters without interfering in the electoral process. Findings from their observations will be compiled to assess the overall quality of elections in New Mexico.