Absentee Ballot Request Deadline Arrives Tomorrow

Arrey, NM · October 19, 2026

Overnight drizzle has left the ditch banks damp this morning, offering a quiet start before a busy week of valley deadlines takes off.

The Lead

Registered voters across Sierra County who plan to cast an absentee ballot by mail have until tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20, to submit their applications. Under New Mexico election law, county clerks cannot accept mail-in ballot applications after the statutory 14-day cutoff before Election Day. Voters in the lower valley can submit requests online through the state election portal or deliver paper forms directly to the Sierra County Clerk’s Office in Truth or Consequences before 5:00 PM on Tuesday. Election officials will mail out requested ballots immediately, giving voters ample time to return them by mail or deliver them to an official drop box before November 3. For those planning to cast a ballot in person, early voting remains open weekdays at the county complex on Date Street.

Local Pulse

County Commissioners Convene Tuesday in Truth or Consequences City Hall Commissioners review departmental operations and local infrastructure matters Tuesday morning at the Date Street county administration building.

Today's Outlook

High 74°F · Low 53°F — Drizzle (46% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a light rain jacket handy for passing showers and damp valley air today.

What's On Around Town

Today

Wood Carvers Club T or C Senior Center, Truth or Consequences, 8:00 AM Try your hand at whittling alongside seasoned local craftspeople.
Body & Sole Exercise Class Elephant Butte Community Center, Elephant Butte, 9:00 AM Gentle, low-impact morning stretches designed for all mobility levels.

Tomorrow

Embodied Flow Yoga The Lighthouse (124 Austin St), Truth or Consequences, 10:30 AM
Tuesday Karaoke Casa Taco, Elephant Butte, 5:00 PM

Wednesday

Body & Sole Exercise Class Elephant Butte Community Center, Elephant Butte, 9:00 AM
Sound Bath Wednesdays The Lighthouse (124 Austin St), Truth or Consequences, 4:00 PM

Spotlight & Story

Las Palomas
- Settled in the 1850s just upriver along Highway 187, the village took its name from the clouds of mourning doves flocking to the thermal springs and bosque cottonwoods. Early adobe homes formed a defensive central plaza against frontier raids.

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