CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) Another New Mexico county is changing how it conducts elections. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports that Eddy County in 2014 will allow voters to cast ballots at any of 10 polling centers, no longer required to go to their designated precinct polling sites. Chief Deputy Clerk Robin Van Natta says more than half of New Mexico's counties have switched to polling centers.
The Eddy County Commission authorized the change when it approved a resolution this past week.
County Clerk Darlene Rosprim says consolidating polling sites from 41 to 10 will reduce the number of poll workers needed, reduce the need for voters to use provisional ballots and speed up processing of election-night results.
