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Lt Governor Emergency Declaration allows voters who can't travel in-person to cast ballots on election day

By San Juan Record · November 3, 2026 · 1 min read
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Mon, 11/02/2026 - 11:41pm admin San Juan County voters whose travel has been impacted by flooding will be able to return ballots electronically following a Declaration of Emergency Elections Accommodations by the state Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson.

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