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Four constitutional amendments and three statewide bond questions in the official words, every candidate for federal, statewide and legislative office, judges on the ballot, and what else is on the ballot in all 33 counties. No endorsements. Every claim links to its source.
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Heard this? Here are the facts
Each claim gets a plain status: True, False, or Promised, not law.
- Heard this? "You'll get $5,000 after the election." Promised, not law
The facts: On Sept. 9, 2026 the President promised every adult $5,000, a "Trump Dividend", if Republicans keep both the House and the Senate. It is a campaign promise that depends on the election results; no law or payment exists today. Congress would have to pass it, and AP estimates it would cost over $1 trillion. Is this legal? Experts disagree. Richard Painter, chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, wrote: "No, Mr. President you can't offer voters $5000 if the Republicans win the House and Senate." Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner called it a completed crime under the federal vote-buying law (18 U.S.C. 597). Election attorney John Day told AP it is legal because it would go to everyone regardless of how they vote: "This is a campaign promise." Rice University political scientist Mark Jones: "It's unsavory, but it's legal." Your ballot is secret, so no payment can depend on how you personally vote. source: kold.com source: internazionale.it source: newsweek.com source: ibtimes.co.uk source: katv.com - Heard this? "Someone can legally pay you to vote, or to vote a certain way." False
The facts: No. Paying or offering to pay anyone to vote or to register to vote in a federal election is a federal crime (52 U.S.C. 10307(c)). Accepting the payment is a crime too. source: law.cornell.edu - Heard this? "The $1 million-a-day giveaway in 2024 paid people for voting." False
The facts: That contest was open only to registered voters in seven swing states, and entering meant signing a petition, not voting. The group's lawyer told a Pennsylvania court the winners were "not chosen by chance". The judge let it continue. source: aljazeera.com
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- Constitutional Amendments and Bond Questions 7 for every voter
- Races and candidates 126 candidates in 82 races
- Judges 43 retention votes
- Your county county offices and city races (local questions not collected yet)
Key dates
- Voter registration by mail or online closed Tuesday, October 6, 2026. You can still register and vote on the same day: at your county clerk's office, at every early voting location from Saturday, October 17, and at every voting location on Election Day.
- Early voting began Tuesday, October 6 at county clerk offices, the same day absentee ballots could first be mailed to voters who applied. Expanded early voting at alternate locations began Saturday, October 17. The last day of early voting is Saturday, October 31.
- The last day to request an absentee ballot is Tuesday, October 20.
- Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Dates from the Secretary of State's amendments and bond questions publication , "Important dates". Poll hours and the absentee return deadline are not in that file; check the Secretary of State's voter page. Check your registration and sample ballot on the NM Voter Portal (your sample ballot) .
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