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New Mexicans can vote to name 12 snowplow trucks in use throughout the state as winter weather was expected in the coming weeks.

The New Mexico Department of Transportation received 700 submissions for names, narrowing the list down to 50 for voting.

The top 12 names receiving the most votes will be assigned to actual snowplows in use by the department.

How to vote

Ballots can be cast www.dot.nm.gov/name-a-plow/ until noon, Friday. Voters will chose one name from the list of 50.

What are the options?

Here’s a list of the 50 names proposed by New Mexicans for the snowplow names.

• Scoop Dogg

• Blizzard of Oz

• Clear-o-Pathra

• Fast and Flurry-ous

• PINO EXPRESS

• Sled Zeppelin

• Anita Shovel

• Baby Snowda

• Hans Snolo

• OptimusPlow

• Sno’ Mas

• Sno’ Rida

• Snowbi-Wan Kenobi

• The SNOWMINATOR

• Alice Scooper

• Chips & Que Snow

• Feliz Plowvidad

• Frio Grande

• I’m Snow Excited

• No More Mr. Ice Guy

• Oh, Snow You Di’int!

• Plow Chika Plow Wow

• Plow-zilla

• Red Chilly Brrrr-ito

• Sno Way!

• Snow BeGone

• Snow Bueno

• Snow Kidding?

• Snow Mater

• Snow Way, José!

• Snowppenheimer

• Snow-torious B.I.G.

• Taylor Drift

• 404: Snow Not Found

• 5-SNOW-5

• Al FlurryCane

• Austin Plowers

• Blading Bad

• Blizzard Wizard

• El Señor Plow

• En-CHILL-ada

• Frost Responder

• Frosty The SnowPlow

• Iron Bladen

• Mighty-Plow-Wow

• Ora Sleigh!

• Plowabunga!

• Plow-Sole

• Snow Problem

• Zia Later, Snow