Ojo Feliz, New Mexico Public Records

The state requires registration 28 days ahead of an election for online and mail submissions, though same-day registration remains available during early voting and on Election Day at voting convenience centers. Voters need to provide either a valid New Mexico driver's license or state ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. As an unincorporated community, Ojo Feliz has no municipal elections for mayor or council, so residents cast ballots in county, state, and federal races. Mora County elections include contests for three county commissioners serving staggered four-year terms, plus sheriff, clerk, treasurer, assessor, and probate judge. Residents can locate their polling place through the lookup tool at nmvote.org or by calling the Mora County Clerk directly. The county typically operates voting convenience centers where any registered voter from Mora County can cast a ballot regardless of home address within county boundaries. During the November 2024 presidential election, Mora County recorded approximately 2,400 ballots from roughly 3,200 registered voters, yielding turnout near 75 percent, a figure consistent with Mora County's historically strong participation in presidential contests. Looking toward the November 3, 2026 election, voters here will decide several significant races. Neither of New Mexico's U.S. Senate seats will be on the ballot that year, Martin Heinrich's seat is next up in 2028, as is Ben Ray Luján's, but all three of the state's U.S. House seats will be contested, with Ojo Feliz situated in the 3rd Congressional District. The Governor of New Mexico will appear on the 2026 ballot, as governors serve four-year terms. State legislative races will include the New Mexico Senate District 6, which covers Mora County, and House District 43, since all 70 House seats and half of the 42 Senate seats face election every two years. County offices including county commissioners and potentially special district positions will also be decided. Voters seeking absentee ballots, termed mailed ballots in New Mexico - can submit applications through nmvote.org, by mailing a written request to the Mora County Clerk, or by calling the office. New Mexico permits no-excuse absentee voting, so any registered voter may request a mailed ballot without stating a reason. Applications must reach the Mora County Clerk by the Thursday before Election Day, though earlier submissions are advisable. Early in-person voting generally opens 28 days before Election Day at the Mora County Clerk's Office and other designated sites. Public election records in New Mexico include voter registration lists available for purchase for political purposes, campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State at cfis.state.nm.us, candidate declarations and nominating petitions, and precinct-level results. The Secretary of State posts election outcomes at electionresults.sos.state.nm.us after each contest. The state maintains voter files showing names, addresses, party affiliation, and voting history, whether someone voted in each election, though not their actual choices, which campaigns and researchers can access under state law.