Voting turnout sluggish in Bernalillo County as Election Day approaches
Oct. 27—SANTA FE — With just over one week until Election Day, early voting turnout rates in Albuquerque and other parts of New Mexico suggest many voters might be feeling less than enthusiastic about heading to the polls.
Only about 9.3% of Albuquerque's more than 362,000 registered voters had cast ballots as of late Monday, according to the Bernalillo County Clerk's office. That figure includes both absentee and early voting.
With early voting set to end Saturday in advance of next week's Election Day, the current trend suggests final turnout levels might fall short of the 32% mark from Albuquerque's last mayoral election in 2021.
"Voting participation levels have been sluggish," said Brian Sanderoff, a longtime New Mexico political observer who is the president of Albuquerque-based Research & Polling Inc.
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