Santa Fe County Clerk

Valerie Espinoza

Welcome…

I’m honored to be entrusted with the responsibility of being your County Clerk. My staff is top notch and we are here to serve you. This site is designed to provide you with as much information as possible. If you have questions or if there is anything we can do to help, please call or email us.

Valerie Espinoza has a weekly television program entitled Santa Fe County Today which can be viewed on Channel 16 (Community Access). She also has a radio program on Que Suave Radio KSWV AM 810 that airs every Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m.

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List of 2008 General Election Candidates - Click Here

Important Notice! Early Voting in Santa Fe County! 

Early Voting begins Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 and ends Saturday Nov. 1, 2008.

The early voting polls are open Tuesdays through Fridays from Noon to 8pm, and on Saturdays from 10am – 6pm. The early voting polls are closed on Sundays and Mondays.

The Early Voting sites in Santa Fe County are:

 The County Fairgrounds                      3229 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe

 Eldorado Adam Senior Center            16 Avenida Torreon, Eldorado

 Edgewood Fire Station #2                   25 East Frontage Rd, Edgewood

 Pojoaque Fire Station                          17919 U.S. Hwy 84/285, Pojoaque

 Abedon Lopez Center (Santa Cruz)    155-B Camino de Quintana, Espanola     

Absentee-in-person voting begins Tuesday, October 7, 2008 in the County Clerk’s Office at 102 Grant Avenue, Santa Fe (on Grant between Palace Avenue and Johnson St.) This poll is open Mondays through Fridays from 8am – 5pm including lunch time. This poll will be open on only one Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 10 am – 6 pm.

For more information on Registering to Vote in 2008 please Click Here.

Official 2008 Primary Election Results (New Mexico)	Santa Fe County Satellite Offices
Clerk's Office Contact Information	Santa Fe County meeting agendas

Vision and Mission Statements

The vision of the Santa Fe County Clerk’s Office is to be the most productive elections and recording office with the best customer service and the best solutions for conducting elections and recording documents and accessing public records.

The mission of the Recording Division of the Clerk’s office is to maintain a perpetual, comprehensive set of public records consisting of all documents appropriately presented for recording for the public so that any member of the public can readily access the information to conduct their personal and business activities with the assurance that, where appropriate, privacy will be protected and that their transactions were executed in accordance with the law.

The mission of the Bureau of Elections Division of the Clerk’s Office is to provide accurate voter registration files and election canvasses, while conducting elections to ensure that each individual voter has an opportunity for equal participation in a non-partisan, respectful and professional environment.

The duties assigned to the County Clerk by state law include:

Recording

• All Official Acts of the Board of County Commissioners
• Deeds
• Mortgages
• Deeds of Trust
• Judgments
• Satisfactions of Judgment
• Liens
• Marriage Certificates
• Wills
• Death Certificates

Issuing

• Marriage Licenses
• Business Licenses - Including Mobile Home Parks
• Liquor Licenses

The county clerk's office also accepts Santa Fe County lodgers tax payments. To view and print a lodgers tax form, click here.

Election Administration

• Voter Registration and Maintenance of Registration Files
• Conduct Primary, General, Statewide, Special, and School District Elections.
• Maintenance of County’s Voting Systems
• Conduct Training for Precinct Board
• File County Political Party Rules
• Filing for Candidates and Campaign Reports for Single-County Legislative Candidates and for School District Candidates.

Santa Fe County Clerk's Office Code of Ethics

Santa Fe County Clerk's Office Code of Conduct