State launches new mail-in ballot tracking system
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May 14—Want to keep an eye on your ballot after you mail it in? The state has a new system to track absentee ballots.
Ballot Scout is an online tool through the New Mexico Secretary of State's Office.
It allows voters to track the delivery and return status of their ballots and sign up for email or text notifications.
"With our new ballot tracking system we've improved upon our existing system by now offering more information to voters about where exactly their absentee ballot is in the mailing process, and giving voters the ability to sign up for email or text notifications so they always know the status of their mailed ballot," Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said in a statement.
Voters can track their ballot at https://sos.nm.gov/trackmyballot. They must enter contact information as it appears on their voter registration.
The Secretary of State's Office recommends that anyone experiencing trouble signing up for the ballot tracking system contact their local county clerk.
The last day to request an absentee ballot for the primary election is Tuesday, May 21. Voters must return absentee ballots by 7 p.m. on election day, which is June 4, and the Secretary of State's Office recommends mailing it at least a week before election day.
The ballots can be mailed in, or dropped off at a polling location or a ballot drop box.
This is also the first year voters can sign up to be part of the permanent primary absentee ballot list, which can be done at the same time as requesting a mail-in ballot.
