Moriarty, New Mexico Public Records

Voter registration deadlines are 28 days before any election for regular registration and 5:00 PM on the Saturday before Election Day for in-person registration at Torrance County Clerk's office. The state requires valid identification containing a photograph, with acceptable forms including a driver's license, state ID, passport, tribal ID, or student ID from a New Mexico post-secondary institution. The town operates under a mayor-council form of government with the mayor and four city council members elected on a non-partisan basis. Municipal elections typically occur in March of odd-numbered years, with the next Moriarty municipal election scheduled for March 2025 for mayor and council seats. Candidate filings and local ballot measures are posted at Moriarty City Hall and on the city website when available. Torrance County voters can find their assigned polling location using the New Mexico Voter View portal at nmvote.org by entering their name and date of birth New Mexico offers absentee voting by mail for any voter who requests it; applications for absentee ballots can be submitted online through nmvote.org, by mail, or in person at Torrance County Clerk's office, with applications due by 5:00 PM on the Thursday before Election Day for regular absentee voting. The state also offers early in-person voting beginning 28 days before Election Day at locations designated by Torrance County Clerk. Election records that are public in New Mexico include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State and viewable at cfis.state.nm.us, candidate declarations of candidacy, precinct-level election results, and absentee ballot statistics. Individual ballot secrecy is protected, but aggregate turnout data and results are public immediately after certification.