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At least five people in the Roswell area, all registered Democrats, received phone calls over the weekend telling them to vote on Nov.8, Carter Bundy of the New Mexico Federation of Labor and Election Protection tells NMI.The calls were discovered by canvassers walking door to door for Working America, a community affiliate of AFL-CIO.
“It’s easy for people to say, ‘How could somebody believe that?’ but the truth is, with the heavy turnout we’re seeing, it sounds like a reasonable solution to at least some people and you have people who really aren’t sure when Election Day is,” Bundy said.
Folks who got the calls said they came in the middle of the night and were from real people — not recordings.
Bundy could not say who made the calls. He did say that Working America is going through the paperwork turned in by canvassers to try and find the people who got the calls and make sure they know to vote today.
The polls in New Mexico close at 7 p.m. You must be in line by 7 p.m. to vote.
If you requested an absentee ballot but have not yet received it, go to your correct polling location now and fill out an affidavit saying that you requested but never received the absentee ballot, advises Election Protection. You will then complete what the Election Code calls an “emergency paper ballot.”
If you encounter any problems at the polls or have any questions about voting, contact the Election Protection hotline in English (866-OUR-VOTE, which is 866-687-8683) and in Spanish (888-VE-Y-VOTA, which is 888-839-8682).
