By Mary Alice Murphy

Several venues will change where one votes in Grant County during next year's primary and general election seasons. Some things will remain the same.

Although included in next year's elections will be the choosing of three new commissioners, two of whom will be new positions, as the commission chose to expand to five commissioners. Commissioners Brett Kasten and Gabriel Ramos will retain their positions until the 2018 election and their replacements, as they will have reached term limits, will go into office Jan. 1, 2019.

Every Grant County registered voter will continue to be able to vote early during the 30 days prior to the primary and the general election at the Grant County Clerk's Office, as in years past. The Bayard Community Center will also be open for early voting.

Absentee ballots may be requested from the Clerk's Office by mail or picked up at the Clerk's Office.

The Voter Convenience Centers for voting day will not include the Grant County Veterans' Memorial Business and Conference Center for 2016, because it will be undergoing renovation.

Voter Convenience Centers for the Primary and for Election Day, where any registered voter in the county may vote, regardless of where they live include:

Voter Convenience Center No. 1                    Silver City Woman's Club
For Precincts 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21 & 23       1715 Silver Heights Blvd
                                                                  Silver City, NM

Voter Convenience Center No. 2                    Tyrone Community Center
For Precincts 11, 20, 22, 30 & 33                  50 Malachite Ave.
                                                                 Tyrone, NM

Voter Convenience Center No. 3                   National Guard Armory
For Precincts 9, 23, 24 & 34                         1990 U.S. Highway 180
                                                                 Santa Clara, NM

Voter Convenience Center No. 4                   Bayard Community Center
For Precincts 25, 26, & 27                           290 Hurley Ave.
                                                                Bayard, NM

Voter Convenience Center No. 5                  Hurley Community Center
For Precincts 28 & 29                                 312 Carrasco Ave
                                                               Hurley, NM

Voter Convenience Center No. 6                 Cliff High School
For Precincts 1 & 2                                    622 Highway 211
                                                               Cliff, NM

Voter Convenience Center No. 7                  San Lorenzo Elementary School
For Precincts 5 & 10                                   3655 Highway 35
                                                               San Lorenzo, NM

Voter Convenience Center No. 8                 GC Administration Center
For Precincts 6, 13, 15, & 17                     1400 US Highway 180 East
                                                              Silver City, NM

Voter Convenience Center No. 9                 Pinos Altos VFD
For Precincts 7, 19, 21                              4759 Highway 15
                                                               Pinos Altos, NM

For outlying areas of the county, ballots will be mailed to voters 28 days before the election. Voters may also vote at any of the Voter Convenience Centers on election day.

Ballots will be mailed to registered voters in:

Precincts 3 & 4, for MImbres, NM
Precinct 6 for Red Rock, NM
Precinct 31, Hachita and
Precinct 35, Mule Creek