Hands Off Our Vote is a program from Indivisible National. Like other national-level election protection initiatives, it is more general than the FFE NM26 campaign. The information it provides is **not** New Mexico specific. The FFE NM26 team is keeping a careful eye on the materials from Hands Off Our Vote, to make sure that we do not needlessly duplicate and to take advantage of the resources that can enhance our efforts. We will periodically update the table below to indicate how our work intersects with Hands Off Our Vote. | Hands Off Recommendations | FFE NM26/LoA Measures | | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Activate the vote | We are [publicizing](https://www.landofaction.org/the-free-and-fair-elections-nm-2026-campaign/) the need for massive turnout to the New Mexico polls this November. | | Updated laws and who enforces them | Information on New Mexico's new law against troops and federal agents at the polls [here](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/SB264+-+Law+Prohibiting+Troops+at+Polls+and+Creating+Emergency+Procedures+for+Elections) and [here](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/SB264+-+What+Individuals+Should+Do+if+SB264+is+Violated). Other NM election-related statutes [here](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/Selected+New+Mexico+Laws+Related+to+Elections). | | Communicating with election administrators | We are in regular communication with the New Mexico Secretary of State's office. | | Volunteer at the polls | New Mexico has very specific laws and regulations for doing election protection at and around the polls. Land of Action has a program for local grassroots progressive groups to be Election Watchers. [Learn more.](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/How+to+be+an+Election+Watcher+with+Land+of+Action) | | Get ready for rapid response | What do if... <br>- [NM laws against troops or ICE at the polls are violated.](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/SB264+-+What+Individuals+Should+Do+if+SB264+is+Violated) <br>- [you want to become a Land of Action Election Watcher.](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/How+to+be+an+Election+Watcher+with+Land+of+Action) | | Fight disinformation | - [Continually updated reliable election-related news](https://www.landofaction.org/subject-spotlight-free-and-fair-elections-in-new-mexico/) <br>- NM Secretary of State [Rumor v. Reality page](https://www.sos.nm.gov/voting-and-elections/rumor-vs-reality/) | | Become an employed poll worker | Information about [how to do this in NM](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/Become+a+NM+Employed+Poll+Worker) | | Make a plan to vote | - [Important NM election-related dates](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/Important+Election-Related+Dates) <br>- Individual Voters - [NM registration and voting essentials](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/Individual+Voters+-+Registration+and+Voting+Essentials) <br>- [Make sure your NM absentee ballot is counted](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/Make+Sure+Your+Absentee+Ballot+Is+Counted) <br>- [Early voting in NM](https://publish.obsidian.md/ffenm26/Early+Voting%2C+In-Person) | | Election Day isn't the end | **You Voted, Now Shout It**: FFE NM26 is helping local groups across New Mexico plan November 7 events to celebrate the elections if they go off smoothly or, if necessary, to protest interference, problems, or irregularities. |