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Santa Fe County canvassing board approves 2025 local election canvass after clerk cites strong turnout and postal delays
Summary
The Santa Fe County canvassing board approved the canvass of the 2025 regular local election after County Clerk Clark reported higher turnout, operational innovations (vote‑by‑appointment, ADA polling maps, outreach) and concerns about late or missing ballots tied to postal delivery; board approved canvass on an aye voice vote and will proceed to certification.
The Santa Fe County canvassing board unanimously approved the canvass of the 2025 regular local election after County Clerk Clark presented results, outreach efforts and operational changes and flagged late or missing absentee ballots tied to postal‑service deliveries.
Clerk Clark told the board the county saw higher turnout than in prior regular local elections and credited outreach, candidate interest and targeted programs for increases. Clark said the county sent about 7,169 permanent absentee ballots and received roughly 5,000 back, and reported a roughly 51% cure rate on ballots flagged for missing or mismatched information. “We were able to finish at, 10:20,” Clark said of the county’s vote‑counting timeline, adding the county transmitted…
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