Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday

The time for yard signs, debates and forums has ended. Today is the time to vote.

Election day polls will open throughout New Mexico 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today. Curry County voters may cast their ballot at any one of the following locations: Trinity United Methodist Church, North Plains Mall, Colonial Park Golf Course, the Roy Walker Community Center, the Youth Recreation Building, Grady Senior Center, Melrose City Hall, the Texico Community Center and Ranchvale Baptist Church.

A rural polling place is available at the Pleasant Hill Fire Department, but only for voters who live in that precinct.

So far, 7,280 have weighed in by taking advantage of early voting. That accounts for 31.7 percent turnout. Curry County has 22,943 registered voters — 10,907 Republican, 6,839 Democrat, 4,956 declined to state and 241 other.

Only one county race is contested in both Curry and Roosevelt counties — the 9th Judicial District judge race between appointed Republican Matthew Chandler and Democratic challenger Angelina Baca.

The presidential race pits Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton — with Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein making third-party runs.

Curry County voters will decide on the following races and issues, as well:

• The state’s Third Congressional District, a large swath of the state that stretches from Portales to Farmington, has Democratic incumbent Ben Ray Lujan against Michael H. Romero, a retired police officer from Taos. Some Roosevelt County voters are in District 2, between incumbent Republican Steve Pearce and Democrat Merrie Lee Soules with Jack McGrann is a write-in candidate.

• There are usually no statewide elections in presidential years for New Mexico, but Dianna Duran’s resignation from the secretary of state’s office leaves the seat open for either Republican state legislator Nora Espinoza or Democrat and Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver. Former Albuquerque Public Schools Interim Superintendent Brad Winter is filling the office on an interim basis.

• Judiciary: Republican Judith Nakamura is running to keep her seat on the state Supreme Court against Democrat Michael E. Vigil. Stephen G. French, a Republican, faces Julie J. Vargas in the Court of Appeals race. There are also retention elections for Barbara J. Vigil on the Supreme Court and Jonathan B. Sutin, Tim L. Garcia and M. Monica Zamora on the Court of Appeals.

Voters will also consider an amendment authorizing judges to “deny release on bail pending trial for dangerous defendants in felony cases while retaining the right to pretrial release for non-dangerous defendants who do not pose a flight risk.”

• Bonds: There are four general obligation bonds on the ballot. Bond Question A deals with senior facility improvements, Bond Question B library bonds, Bond Question C for higher education and Bond Question D for state police, public safety and national guard facilities.