Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office Extends Early Voting Hours After Polling-Site Closure
The Santa Fe County Clerk's Office is extending early voting hours to 6 pm daily through Thursday to compensate for a temporary closure of its polling site on a previous Thursday due to a suspicious package incident.
Albuquerque Santa Fe, NM, October 26, 2026 —
The Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office is extending early voting hours until 6 p.m. each day through Thursday. The change is intended to compensate for a temporary closure of its polling site on a previous Thursday after a suspicious package incident.
The information provided does not identify the polling site or specify the dates covered by the closure and extended hours. It also does not state how long the site was closed, whether voting was interrupted for the full day, or how many voters may have been affected.
No further details were provided about the suspicious package, including where it was found, what prompted the concern, or whether authorities inspected it. The available information does not report any injuries, arrests, findings from an inspection, or other outcome related to the incident.
The extension is described as a measure to make up for the temporary closure. The information does not specify whether other voting locations or voting options are affected, or whether voters need to take any additional steps. The clerk’s office, the exact location, and the calendar dates for the extended hours were not identified in the trend summary.
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