Key Dates

August 26, 2025

• Candidate Filing Day
• 📍 Doña Ana County Clerk’s Office from 9 a.m. -5 p.m.

September 2, 2025

• Deadline for candidates to withdraw their candidacy
• Filing deadline for write-in candidates
• 📍 Doña Ana County Clerk’s Office from 9 a.m. -5 p.m.

September 20, 2025

• Electronic Transmission System (ETS) ballots sent to Federal Qualified Elector (FQE) voters

October 7, 2025

• Clerks begin mailing absentee ballots to voters who have requested them
• Deadline for online and paper voter registration (“books close”)
• Early Voting and Same-Day Registration (SDR) begin at the Doña Ana County Government Center, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

October 18 – November 1, 2025

• Expanded Early Voting and Same Day Registration available Monday–Saturday
• 📍 Locations and Times To Be Announced (TBA)

October 21, 2025

• Deadline for absentee ballot applications—Applications must be received by this date. Applications received after October 21 will be rejected, even if postmarked by October 21.

Early Voting at the Doña Ana County Government Center

• 📍 Doña Ana County Government Center
• October 7 through October 31, open Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Open Saturday, November 1, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Closed on October 13 for the Indigenous People’s Day holiday

November 4, 2025 – Election Day

• Polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Absentee ballots must be received at the Clerk’s Office, Voting Convenience Center, or Secured Container no later than 7 p.m.

Questions? Contact Us

📍 Doña Ana County Clerk’s Office
 📞 575-647-7421
 📧 dacclerk@donaana.gov
 🌐 DACElections.com