SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is embracing absentee balloting like never before in advance of the state’s June 2 primary. The secretary of state’s office on Tuesday released statistics on voting and requests for absentee ballots that indicate a major increase in remote voting by mail compared to the 2016 presidential primary. Voting by absentee ballot outpaced early in-person voting by a ration of nearly 3-1 with two weeks to go before Election Day. Election regulators and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham are urging eligible voters to cast ballots by mail to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission.
Absentee voting catches on in New Mexico for June 2 primary
