New Mexico election officials say almost a half-million people in the state appear eligible to vote in the upcoming general election but haven't registered.
The secretary of state's office announced Monday that it's sending postcards to more than 459,000 people inviting them to register by the Oct. 11 deadline.
The mailing was paid for by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts and county clerks across the state.
The list of unregistered voters was generated by the Electronic Registration Information Center, a nonprofit group of states that helps improve the accuracy of voter registration lists. New Mexico recently joined the group.
State officials say it's possible for registered voters to receive the postcard if their driver's license or state ID records don't exactly match an existing voter registration record.
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