GET OUT THE VOTE
Las Vegas, NM
Important 2022 Election Dates
01
Secretary of State issues the Election Proclamation
12-01-2021
02
Candidate Filing Day, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
01-04-2022
03
Candidate Certification by City Clerk
01-07-2022
04
Withdrawal of Candidacy
01-11-2022
05
Write-In Candidate Filing Day between (9:00 am. and 5:00
p.m.
01-11-2022
06
Write-In Candidate Certification by City Clerk
01-14-2022
07
Withdrawal of Write-in Candidacy
01-18-2022
08
Deadline for candidate to give written notice to the Secretary
of State for watchers and observers during Early Voting
01-25-2022
09
Absentee voting begins
02-01-2022
10
Early voting on voting machine begins
02-01-2022
11
Registration books closed by County Clerk
02-01-2022
12
Same Day Voter Registration will be offered during early
voting at the City Clerk’s Office.
02-01-2022
13
Deadline for candidate to give written notice to the Secretary
of State for watchers and observers during Election Day
02-22-2022
14
Last day to mail absentee ballots from Clerk’s Office
02-25-2022
15
Last day for early voting between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm City
Hall (Saturday)
02-26-2022
16
Election Day
03-01-2022
17
County Canvassing Board meets to certify the canvass
returns
Between 03-07-2022
And 03-11-2022
18
Secretary of State issues certificates of election to the
winning candidates, unless a top-two runoff election is
required for a certain office.
By 03-11-2022
April 1-15, 2022
Term of office begins for newly elected candidates.
Candidates shall take the oath of office before entering the duties of office.
An Organizational meeting of the governing body will take place between April 1, 2022 and April 15, 2022, should a Run-Off Election occur, the Organizational meeting will be held thereafter.