ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR, 17 YEAR OLDS WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE IN THE STATE PRIMARY IF THEY HAVE THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY BY THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. SECRETARY OF STATE MAGGIE TOULOUSE-OLIVER SAYS THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME YOUNG VOTERS WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. SHE SAYS THE FIRST CYCLE OF VOTING WAS IN THE 2016 PRIMARY WITH A LITTLE UNDER A THOUSAND VOTERS PARTICIPATING STATEWIDE.
SO FAR, OVER 13-HUNDRED 17 YEAR OLD NEW MEXICANS HAVE REGISTERED TO VOTE. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS MAY THE 8TH.
