Time to vote
Precincts consolidated for Tuesday’s city election

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Gaye Brown de Alvarez
Staff writer

GALLUP —In addition to District 1 deciding on Mike Enfield or Bill Nechero and District 3 deciding on Emmett Bryan Wall, Steven F. Seeger or Pat Butler, voters from all council districts will vote on the following Charter Amendment:

Shall Article VI, Section 6 (A) of the Gallup City Charter be amended to read: If no candidate receives less than 40 percent of the votes cast for a particular office, and the second place candidate receives less than 10 percent fewer of the votes for a particular office than the leading candidate, a runoff election shall be held within (30) days after certification of the results of the election. The two (2) qualified candidates who receive the highest number of votes cast for the office shall automatically become the candidates in a runoff election without filing a declaration of candidacy. The bold wording is the proposed new language to be added.

Absentee voting in the city clerk’s office at city hall on Second Street and Aztec Avenue is being conducted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, ending at 5 p.m. March 6, according to a news release from the city clerk. According to the city clerk’s office there are 11,891 registered voters in the city limits; 3,068 in District 1, 2,588 in District 2, 3,422 in District 3, and 2,813 in District 4.

The inclusion of the charter amendment means all council districts will vote and city precincts will be consolidated.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Tuesday. The precincts will be consolidated for the March 10 election with two polling sites per council district as follows:

1. District 1 Northside voters registered to vote at:
Precinct 21 – Gamerco Church of God (Gallup voters only)
Precinct 24 – Washington Elementary School
Precinct 35 – Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center
Precinct 36 – White Cliff Fire Station (Gallup voters only)
Precinct 38 – Juan de Onate Elementary School
These precincts will vote at the Northside Fire Station #2, 911 West Lincoln Ave.

2. District 1 Northside voters registered to vote at:
Precinct 39 – Octavia Fellin Public Library
Precinct 4 – Educational Development Center
District 1 voters in Precinct 41 – Southside Fire Station
District 1 voters in Precinct 42 – Bethany Reformed Christian Church
District 1 voters in Precinct 42A – Roosevelt Elementary School
District 1 voters in Precinct 43 – Gallup Mid School
These precincts will vote at the Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 West Ave.

3. District 3 Eastside voters registered to vote at:
Precinct 47 – Eastside Fire Station
Precinct 48 – Rocky View Elementary School
These precincts will vote at Rocky view Elementary School, 345 Basilio Drive.

4. District 2 Eastside voters registered to vote at:
Precinct 49 – Indian Hills Elementary School
This precinct will vote at Indian Hills Elementary School, 3604 Ciniza Drive.

5. District 3 Southside voters registered to vote at:
Precinct 44 – Red Rock Elementary School
Precinct 45 – UNM-Gallup Campus
District 3 voters in Precinct 42 – Bethany Reformed Christian Church
District 3 voters in Precinct 42A – Roosevelt Elementary School
District 3 voters in Precinct 43 – Gallup Mid School
These precincts will vote at Red Rock Elementary School, 1305 Red Rock Dr.

6. District 3 Southside voters registered to vote at:
Precinct 46 – Jefferson Elementary School
Precinct 56 – Fox Run Golf Course
These precincts will vote at John F. Kennedy Mid School, 600 Boardman Dr.

7. District 4 Westside voters registered to vote at:
Precinct 32 – Western Skies MHP Recreation Hall
Precinct 33 – Stagecoach Elementary School
District 4 voters in Precinct 41 – Southside Fire Station
These precincts will vote at the Gallup Municipal Airport Terminal, 2111 West Highway 66.

8. District 4 Westside voters registered to vote at:
Precinct 31 – Tobe Turpen Elementary School
Precinct 50 – Red Rock Chapter House (Gallup voters only)
Precinct 58 – McKinley West Fire Station (Gallup voters only)
These precincts will vote at the new Westside Fire Station #5, 707 Rico St.