Voter Registration Surges After Statewide Mailing

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico election officials have witnessed a surge in online voter registration activity after 460,000 invitation postcards were mailed to residents who appear to be eligible and yet unregistered to vote. The New Mexico Secretary of State's Office saw a nearly eight-fold increase in weekly online voter registration and updates to voter records. Elections Director Kari Fresquez says online registrations and updates increased to 8,778 last week from 1,189 the previous week. The Secretary of State's Office recently sent postcards to a list of unregistered voters generated by the Electronic Registration Information Center. The nonprofit center helps member states improve the accuracy of voter registration lists. The deadline to register for fall elections is Oct. 11. Stateside voter rolls increased by nearly 50,000 between January and August to 1,247,911.