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Monday, February 04, 2008

(Updated) Voting: Other Ways to Find Your 2/5/08 NM Caucus Site

UPDATE 2/5/08: From Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver:

In regard to the removal of the "Where do I Vote?" tool on the County Clerk's website:

The Bernalillo County Clerk's office is working diligently to assist the Democratic Party with today's caucus. 

In the preceding weeks we've received multiple complaints regarding the fact that the tool does not refer voters to their Caucus website.  The tool is based on our voter registration system, which only allows us to enter polling locations when we are conducting elections.  Since the state Democratic Party is conducting this election, we are not able to use the tool in the same way.  If a voter accessed the "Where do I Vote?" tool recently, it gave them information about how to vote in the September, 2007 CNM election. 

Needless to say, this was confusing to voters.

We temporarily removed the tool from our website in order to reduce the confusion.  In it's place, we put a link to the State Democratic Party website.

Voters may contact our office at 468-1291 to find out their precinct and polling location. Phones will be answered until polls close at 7 PM.
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I'm hearing that many people are having a hard time finding where to vote in the NM Democratic Presidential Preference Caucus tomorrow because Dem Party phone lines and website pages are overwhelmed at times. I also noticed the tool to find your precinct number is down or removed from the Bernalillo County Clerk's Office website, and you need your precinct number to find your caucus site. An easy solution is to the use the tool at the Obama New Mexico page. Just type in your info here. Granted, you'll get on the campaign's mailing list whether you're a supporter or not, but at this point it might be your best bet. Various alternative links are listed on the left-hand sidebar near the top of the page on DFNM.

Update: You can also go to here and look yourself up. It'll list your Precinct number next to "Polling place." Then go to the State Party site  (which seems to be working ok) and see which polling place your Precinct is assigned to. I was originally directing people to a League of Women Voters site but have since learned it doesn't alway return the right voting place for this particular election.

February 4, 2008 at 02:48 PM in 2008 Presidential Primary, Election Reform & Voting | Permalink

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The League of Women Voters tool doesn't seem to be working for some NM addresses. You can also go to https://voterview.state.nm.us/ and look yourself up. It'll list your Precinct number next to "Polling place". Then go to https://www.nmdemocrats.org/ht/d/sp/i/1122561/pid/1122561 (which seems to be working ok) and see which polling place your Precinct is assigned to.

Posted by: Voter | Feb 4, 2008 6:16:44 PM

My questionn is why doesn't the state democratic party page have a simple tool where people can look up their precincts? It's not rocket science.

Posted by: JJ | Feb 4, 2008 6:27:56 PM

How obnoxious that Bernalillo County took down the tool today that everyone has been referring people to in order for find their precincts. I know the Democratic Party is running the election but the county left people in the lurch with no warning. Bah.

Posted by: Confused | Feb 4, 2008 6:38:30 PM

No worries...you may vote at any of the sites, even if it isn't your own site. Here are the Bernalillo County Feb. 5th Voting Sites:

Precincts: 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 103, 105, 106, 107
Herman Sanchez Community Center
1830 William SE, ABQ

Precincts: 121, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 161, 162, 165, 166
Reginald Chavez Elementary School
2700 Mountain Rd NW, ABQ

Precincts: 125, 131, 163, 164, 186, 187, 196, 197, 211, 212
Wells Park Community Center
500 Mountain Rd. NW, ABQ

Precincts: 109, 122, 123, 124, 132, 133, 135, 214, 221, 225
Washington Middle School
1101 Park Ave. SW, ABQ

Precincts: 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77
Adobe Acres Elementary School
1724 Camino Del Valle SW, ABQ

Precincts: 54, 58, 88, 90, 91, 97, 99
Pajarito Elementary School
2701 Don Felipe SW, ABQ

Precincts: 32, 33, 50, 51, 56, 59
Mary Ann Binford Elementary School
1400 Corriz SW, ABQ

Precincts: 41, 42, 49, 52, 53, 55, 60
Carlos Rey Elementary School
1215 Cerrillos Road SW, ABQ

Precincts: 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
Artrisco Elementary School
1201 Atrisco Road SW, ABQ

Precincts: 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67
Armijo Elementary School
1440 Gatewood Road SW, ABQ

Precincts: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 108
Raymond Sanchez Community Center
9800 4th Street NW, ABQ

Precincts: 10, 86, 410, 418, 422, 423, 448, 489, 510
NM Activities Association
6600 Palomas Ave. NE, ABQ

Precincts: 23, 24, 25, 26 27, 28, 30, 119, 120
Chaparral Elementary School
6325 Milne NW, ABQ

Precincts: 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
John Adams Middle School
5401 Glenrio NW, ABQ

Precincts: 11, 12, 180,181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 191, 192
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School
1100 MacArthur NW, ABQ

Precincts: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 193, 194, 195, 438, 455
IBEW
4921 Alexander Blvd. NE, ABQ

Precincts: 101, 102, 104, 223, 224, 226, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 251, 252, 256
Lowell Elementary School
1700 Sunshine Terrace SE, ABQ

Precincts: 215, 216, 217, 341, 345, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 381, 382
Monte Vista Church
3501 Campus Blvd. NE, ABQ

Precincts: 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 272, 273, 274, 275, 278
Wilson Middle School
1138 Cardenas Dr. SE, ABQ

Precincts: 271, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 311, 312, 315, 383, 384
Highland High School
4700 Coal Avenue SE, ABQ

Precincts: 297, 299, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 550
Apache Elementary School
12800 Copper Avenue NE, ABQ

Precincts: 289, 290, 294, 295, 296, 324, 328, 332, 333
Manzano Mesa Multi Gen Center
501 Elizabeth SE, ABQ

Precincts: 303, 551, 552, 554, 571
Los Vecinos Community Center
478 Old Hiway 66, Tijeras

Precincts: 291, 298, 300, 473, 474, 475, 476, 542, 543,
Jackson Middle School
10600 Indian School Rd. NE, ABQ

Precincts: 292, 293, 327, 329, 330, 331, 477, 478
Kennedy Middle School
721 Tomasita NE, ABQ

Precincts: 553, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 570, 572, 573
Mountainside United Methodist Church
4 Penny Lane, Cedar Crest

Precincts: 3, 79, 83, 84, 89
Cibola High School
1510 Ellison NW, ABQ

Precincts: 21, 22, 82, 110, 111, 112, 114
LBJ Middle School
6811 Taylor Ranch Road NW, ABQ

Precincts: 414, 415, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 471, 472, 494, 495, 496, 502, 508, 509, 523
Sombre Del Monte Elementary
9110 Shoshone NE, ABQ

Precincts: 503, 504, 506, 507, 514, 515, 516, 521, 522, 524, 528, 531
Mitchell Elementary School
10121 Comanche Road NE, ABQ

Precincts: 313, 314, 342, 343, 344, 346, 347, 371, 374, 375, 385, 386, 387
Montezuma Elementary School
1616 Richmond Dr. NE, ABQ

Precincts: 401, 403, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446
Bel-Air Elementary School
4725 Candelaria Road NE1, ABQ

Precincts: 286, 287, 316, 317, 318, 321, 322, 323, 326, 372, 373, 411, 412, 413, 416, 417, 441
Mesa Verde Community Center
7900 Marquette, NE ABQ

Precincts: 424, 425, 426, 427, 447, 485, 486, 601
Desert Ridge Middle School
8400 Barstow NE, ABQ

Precincts: 407, 482, 484, 487, 488, 490, 529, 568
Jewish Community Center
5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE, ABQ

Precincts: 480, 505, 517, 518, 519, 525, 526, 530, 561, 564, 565
Hoover Middle School
12015 Tivoli NE, ABQ

Precincts: 308, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 540, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549
Acoma Elementary School
11800 Princess Jeanne NE, ABQ

Precincts: 20, 29, 57, 70, 80, 81, 113, 115, 117
Taylor Ranch Community Center
4900 Kachina Road NW, ABQ

Precincts: 1, 2, 19, 68, 78, 85, 87, 116
Monroe Middle School
6100 Paradise Blvd. NW, ABQ

Precincts: 400, 405, 406, 408, 409, 419, 420, 421, 439, 440
Erna Fergusson Library
3700 San Mateo, ABQ

Precincts: 402, 404, 481, 491, 492, 493, 497, 498, 499, 500, 511, 512, 513
Cleveland Middle School
6910 Natalie Street NE, ABQ

Precincts: 428, 430,449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 483, 520, 538, 562, 563
Eisenhower Middle School
11001 Camero NE, ABQ

Precincts: 429, 527, 537, 539, 541, 560,566, 567, 569, 602, 603
Church of the Good Shepherd
7834 Tennyson Street NE, ABQ

Precincts: 93
Isleta Pueblo
7 Tribal Rd. 64, Isleta

Precincts: 31
Disiderio Center--To hajillee
Exit 131 Indian Rt. 56 8 Mi north of I-40, Tohajilee

Posted by: nancy | Feb 5, 2008 1:07:20 AM

Nancy: Where did you get the info that people can vote at any site? I've never heard of that and I'm not convinced it is accurate. Are you talking about using a provisional ballot? I'm not sure that would be a good idea at all.

I think people should vote where they are supposed to vote. If people could vote at any precinct I'm sure the information provided by the State Party would say so and it doesn't.

Posted by: precinct sec. | Feb 5, 2008 8:34:37 AM

Just so everyone knows, we removed the "Where do I Vote" tool from the Clerk's website because it was confusing people. The tool is based off our voter registration system, where we plug in polling places during an election. Our last election was the September CNM election. Since the Party is running this election, we were not able to do the same thing this time around. Hence, we disabled the tool. We are providing a link to the Party website and if anyone calls our office at 505-468-1291 we will give them their precinct and polling location.

Posted by: Maggie Toulouse Oliver | Feb 5, 2008 9:18:29 AM

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