OFFICE OF THE COLFAX COUNTY CLERK
Proclamation
GENERAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to NMSA 1978, Sections 1-8-11 to 52 (1969, as amended through 2019), and NMSA 1978, Sections 1-15A-1 to 11 (1977, as amended through 2011), I, Rayetta M. Trujillo, Colfax County Clerk, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby issue the following proclamation:
That the Primary Election is called to be held throughout the State of New Mexico and in each county and precincts thereof on June 4, 2024, for the nomination of General Election candidates; and
That the General Election is called to be held throughout the State of New Mexico in each county and precincts thereof on November 5, 2024; and
That the Primary Election shall be applicable to the following political parties: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, and the Libertarian Party to nominate candidates for the following offices:
Democratic Libertarian Republican
FEDERAL OFFICES
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Joseph R Biden Lars Mapstead Chris Christie
Marrianne D. Williamson Uncommitted Delegate Nikki Haley
Uncommitted Delegate Vivek Ramaswamy
Donald J Trump
Uncommitted Delegate
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Martin Heinrich Nella Louise Domenici
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES
District 3
Teresa Leger Fernandez Sharon E Clahchischilliage
STATE, DISTRICT, AND METROPOLITAN OFFICES
NEW MEXICO STATE SENATE
District 8
G Michael Lopez
Pete Campos
NEW MEXICO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
District 40
Joseph L Sanchez Diego Miguel Olivas
District 67
Jacky O Chatfield
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION
District 8
Michael M Taylor
Democratic Libertarian Republican
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
District 8
Marcus J. Montoya
JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGE
8th Judicial District Judge, Division 2
Steven Anthony Romero
COUNTY OFFICES
COLFAX COUNTY
ONE COUNTY COMMISSIONER
District 3
Gary Todd Tatum
Bret E Wier
COUNTY CLERK
Sara Torres
COUNTY TREASURER
Alfonso N Ortiz
GENERAL ELECTION FILING DEADLINES:
Declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions for unaffiliated candidates for the office of President of the United States, United States Senator, and three United States Representatives, shall be filed with the Secretary of State on Thursday, June 27, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions for qualified minor party and unaffiliated candidates for state representatives, state senators, district judges, metropolitan court judges, magistrate judges, district attorneys, and public education commissioners, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk in which the candidate is registered, on Thursday, June 27, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of candidacy for nonpartisan judicial retention for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Court, or Metropolitan Court shall be filed with the proper filing officer on Thursday, June 27, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of candidacy and filing fees or nominating petitions for qualified minor party and unaffiliated candidates for all other elective county offices, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk in which the candidate is registered, on Thursday, June 27, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate for the offices of United States representative, and statewide offices, shall be filed with the Secretary of State on Thursday, June 27, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate for state representatives, state senators, district judges, district attorneys, and public education commissioners, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk in which the candidate is registered, on Thursday, June 27, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Colfax County Polling Locations
Voter Convenience Centers (VCC):
(All voters in the county may vote at these locations, regardless of where they live.)
1 Eagle Nest Community Center
151 Willow Creek Drive, Eagle Nest, NM
8-9 Angel Fire Community Center
15 CS Ranch Road, Angel Fire, NM
2 -3 Cimarron Village Hall
356 9th Street B, Cimarron, NM
4 – 5 Springer LUNA Community College
516 Maxwell Avenue, Springer, NM
7 Maxwell School Auditorium
4th Street and Parque, Maxwell, NM
10-22 St. Patrick/St. Joseph Parish Hall – VCC
104 Buena Vista Street, Raton, NM
10-22 Raton Convention Center – VCC
901 South 3rd Street, Raton, NM
Absentee/In Person Courthouse-Clerk’s Office
333 Savage Avenue, Raton
Mobile Voting for the 2024 Primary Election on the following dates and at the following locations:
May 20, 2024- 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Angel Fire Community Center;
May 21, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Eagle Nest Community Center;
May 22, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Cimarron Village Hall;
May 23, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – LUNA Community College Springer;
May 29, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m – Maxwell School Auditorium.
WITNESS my hand and seal of my office at Raton, New Mexico, this ___13th__ day of May, 2024.
Rayetta M. Trujillo
Colfax County Clerk
