Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

What it Takes: Counting votes

I have lived through two Presidential elections, but this is the first one that I will know anything about. This month I agreed to learn and write about the election taking place on November 3. I'm already learning more than I thought I could imagine.

Just last night, I saw a mail-in ballot for the first time. Let me tell you, it was not very simple. There are many names, and each candidate st...