March 6, 2012 Regular Municipal Election
MARCH 6, 2012
REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION
The City of Santa Fe will hold a regular municipal election on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 for the
purpose of electing:
A. One City Councilor from District 1 to a four-year term;
B. One City Councilor from District 2 to a four-year term;
C. One City Councilor from District 3 to a four-year term;
D. One City Councilor from District 4 to a four-year term; and
E. One Municipal Judge elected at-large to a four-year term.
CLOSE OF REGISTRATION BOOKS
All persons desiring to vote in the March 6, 2012 regular municipal election must be registered in
the city of Santa Fe. The Santa Fe County Clerk will close the registration books for the election
on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Persons residing within the city limits may register to vote at the following locations no later than Tuesday, February 7, 2012:
1) County Bureau of Elections Office, 102 Grant Avenue
2) City Clerk’s Office, Room 215, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue
3) State Motor Vehicle Division Field Office, 2546 Camino Entrada
4) Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Avenue
5) City of Santa Fe Main Library, 145 Washington Avenue
6) City of Santa Fe La Farge Library, 1730 Llano
7) Motor Vehicle Express, 850 St. Michael’s Drive
ABSENTEE/EARLY VOTING
An application for an absentee ballot may be obtained only from the office of the City Clerk. Listed below are the physical address, mailing address and phone numbers for the City Clerk’s office:
200 Lincoln Avenue, City Hall, Room 215, Santa Fe
P.O. Box 909, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-955-6519
505-955-6521
505-955-6326
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 is the first day the City Clerk can mail an absentee ballot to a registered voter whose application has been accepted. The deadline for the City Clerk to mail an absentee ballot to a registered voter whose application has been accepted is Friday, March 2, 2012. Ballots must be received in the office of the City Clerk by 7:00 p.m. on March 6, 2012. The City Clerk will accept completed absentee ballots delivered by mail, or in person by the voter casting the absentee ballot, their caregiver, or by a member of the voter’s immediate family, until 7:00 p.m. on March 6, 2012.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 is the first day that a registered voter may vote in person on a paper absentee ballot in the office of the City Clerk between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m on regular days of business. Completed ballots will be retained in a locked ballot box.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 is the first day that a registered voter may vote in person on a paper absentee ballot in the office of the City Clerk between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.on regular days of business (Early Voting). Voters will insert their completed ballot into a M100 Vote Tabulator.
Friday, March 2, 2012 is the last day that a registered voter may vote in person in the office of the City Clerk.
ELECTION DAY
Election Day is Tuesday, March 6, 2012. The polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m.
After the polls close, the City Clerk will announce the unofficial tally of votes at the City Hall Council Chambers, 200 Lincoln Avenue. Listed below are the polling places for the March 6, 2012 regular municipal election:
DISTRICT #1 POLLING PLACE
Consolidated Precincts 8, 22 Montezuma Lodge, 431 Paseo de Peralta
Consolidated Precincts 9, 28 Montezuma Lodge, 431 Paseo de Peralta
Precinct 10 Ft. Marcy Complex, 490 Bishops Lodge Road
Consolidated Precincts 11, 20 Aspen Community Magnet School, 450 La Madera
Consolidated Precincts 21, 83 Gonzales Elementary, 851 W Alameda
Consolidated Precincts 24, 25 Aspen Community Magnet School, 450 La Madera
Consolidated Precincts 26, 27 El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 Camino de la Familia
Precinct 30 Ft. Marcy Complex, 490 Bishops Lodge Road
Precinct 32 Academy at Larragoite, 1604 Agua Fria Street
Precinct 33 Academy at Larragoite, 1604 Agua Fria Street
DISTRICT #2 POLLING PLACE
Consolidated Precincts 36, 44 Wood Gormley Elementary School, 141 E. Booth St.
Consolidated Precincts 37, 54 Capshaw Middle School, 351 W. Zia Road
Consolidated Precincts 41, 42, 43 Public Schools Administration Building, 610 Alta Vista
Consolidated Precincts 45, 46 Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe,
107 W Barcelona
Precinct 47 Acequia Madre Elementary School, 700 Acequia Madre
Precinct 48 Elks BPOE 460 Lodge, 1615 Old Pecos Trail
Precinct 52 E.J. Martinez Elementary School, 401 West San Mateo Road
Precinct 53 Pasatiempo Senior Center, 664 Alta Vista Street
Precinct 55 Elks BPOE 460 Lodge, 1615 Old Pecos Trail
DISTRICT #3 POLLING PLACE
Consolidated Precincts 12, 62, 64, Ortiz Middle School, 4164 S Meadows Road
75, 80
Consolidated Precincts 31, 66 Salazar Elementary School, 1231 Apache Avenue
Precinct 34 Salazar Elementary School, 1231 Apache Avenue
Precinct 67 Ortiz Middle School, 4164 S Meadows Road
Precinct 86 South Side Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive
DISTRICT #4 POLLING PLACE
Precinct 29 Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Road
Consolidated Precincts 35, 74 Nava Elementary School, 2655 Siringo Road
Consolidated Precincts 38, 56 Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Road
Consolidated Precincts 39, 49 Kearny Elementary School, 901 Avenida de las Campanas
Precinct 50 Nava Elementary School, 2655 Siringo Road
Consolidated Precincts 51, 76 Chaparral Elementary School, 2451 Avenida Chaparral
Precinct 77 Chaparral Elementary School, 2451 Avenida Chaparral
Precinct 78 Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Road
ABSENTEE VOTER PRECINCT (All Districts)
Office of the City Clerk, Room 215, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue
EARLY VOTER PRECINCT (All Districts)
Office of the City Clerk, Room 215, City Hall, 200 Lincoln Avenue
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT (505) 955-6519,
(505)955-6521 OR (505)955-6326.