By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online database, a federal judge has ruled. The opinion and order Friday from Albuquerque-based U.S. District Court Judge […]
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Judge Dismisses Typo-Related Campaign Challenge
Judge Allison Martinez contacted Sandoval Signpost on Thursday, April 4 to explain her ruling. She said her ruling was based on the fact that she did not believe that a candidate’s county in which they lived was the determining factor in whether or not voters chose to vote for a candidate. A state district court […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Politics & Elections
Judge Dismisses Typo-Related Campaign Challenge
Judge Allison Martinez contacted City Desk ABQ on Thursday, April 4 to explain her ruling. She said her ruling was based on the fact that she did not believe that a candidate’s county in which they lived was the determining factor in whether or not voters chose to vote for a candidate. A state district […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, NM State Gov.
Judge sides with conservative group in its push to access, publish voter rolls online
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online database, a federal judge has ruled. The opinion and order Friday from Albuquerque-based U.S. District Court Judge […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Politics & Elections
Oops! Typo could stop campaign before it starts
By Pat Davis/Sandoval Signpost The state senate campaign of a high-profile former DREAMer may be stopped before it starts if a judge agrees with a small group of voters that the candidate’s petitions to qualify for the ballot don’t count. A lawsuit prepared this week by Audrey Trujillo, a Corrales Republican candidate for State Senate […]
Posted inCorrales, Politics & Elections, Sandoval County
Oops! Typo Could Stop Campaign Before It Starts
The state senate campaign of a high-profile former DREAMer may be stopped before it starts if a judge agrees with a small group of voters that the candidate’s petitions to qualify for the ballot don’t count. A lawsuit prepared this week by Audrey Trujillo, a Corrales Republican candidate for State Senate District 9, and two […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Sandoval County
Commission Approves Canvass for Municipal Office Elections
The Sandoval County Commission convened as the Canvassing Board, approved the canvass for the 2024 Municipal Office Elections for the City of Rio Rancho, the Town of Bernalillo and the Villages of Cuba and Jemez Spring on Friday, March 15. The clerks for the four municipalities presented their election results to the commission. Rio Rancho […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, NM State Gov.
‘He had such an impact on this city’
A well-known staffer for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico — who “distinguished himself as a fiery advocate for equity and justice, especially in the criminal legal system” — died in his sleep Friday night, the organization announced Tuesday. Barron Jones, the investigation and research manager for ACLU NM, was 54. A cause […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, NM State Gov., Syndicated
How NM will enforce the new deepfake disclosure law
By Austin Fisher / Source NM About one week after early voting in New Mexico’s primary elections begins, a new law will go into effect requiring political campaigns and candidates to tell the public whenever they use false information generated by artificial intelligence in a campaign ad. The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office and […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Sandoval County
Clerks Detail Cost and Turnout of the 2024 Local Elections
A week after the 2024 Municipal Officer Elections in Sandoval County, municipal clerks can take a breath and look at the numbers. Most of the incorporated municipalities in Sandoval County held their officer elections on March 5, but some are still in the process. Recounts and runoff elections will take place after county commissioners hold […]