All three incumbents retained their seats on the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District board of directors, including chairwoman Stephanie Russo Baca, following an election on Oct. 3. Russo Baca, a staff attorney for the Utton Transboundry Resource Center at the University of New Mexico and resident of Los Chavez, earned 1184 votes (56%) to defeat […]
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Posted inPolitics & Elections, Sandoval County
Conservation Agency on the Local Ballot
Five candidates are competing for four supervisor positions in the Coronado Soil and Water Conservation District in Bernalillo. This district, founded in the 1930s to combat soil erosion, has gained renewed attention. Early voting began on October 10, and the election will determine the conservation agency’s leadership.
Posted inCorrales, Politics & Elections
Farmland Preservation Bond on Nov. 7 Ballot
The Village of Corrales has already protected approximately 70 acres of Corrales farmland and open space by purchasing conservation easements with bond funds approved by Corrales voters. On Nov. 7, Corraleños will have an opportunity to vote for another bond to add farmland and open space to the land already protected under conservation easements. Voting […]
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Corrales Bond Questions on the Ballot
Corrales voters will be asked three questions having to do with the village issuing General Obligation Bonds. Other questions pertain to the Central New Mexico Community College and the Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority. Village of Corrales Questions Farmland Preservation: One question asks whether the village should issue up to $2 million in […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, rio-rancho, Sandoval County
Here is the List of Every Candidate Running for Local Office in Sandoval County
Sandoval County voters headed to the polls in November will have the option to vote on local bond questions for all county residents and some voters will have choices for local offices governing municipalities and school boards. Here are all the candidates qualified for November’s elections, according to the New Mexico Secretary of State. Corrales […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Politics & Elections, Sandoval County
Clerk Announces Early Vote Locations
Sandoval County Clerk Anne Brady-Romero posted the Regular Local Election 2023 Notice of Early Voting Locations and Hours of Operation for Sandoval County. “Providing our residents with multiple voting sites at easily accessed locations is a priority,” Brady-Romero said. “We want everyone in Sandoval County to be able to cast their vote with confidence and […]
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Election Guide: 2023 Sandoval County School Board Races
Why are school board races so important? Once upon a time, not a lot of attention was paid to school board races, especially by those who didn’t have children in that district. Times have changed. According to Ballotpedia, school board races are now one of the hottest seats on the ballot. What Do School Boards […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Sandoval County
Sandoval County School Bond Measures
On the November ballot, there are several bond questions relating to public schools throughout Sandoval County. Cuba Independent Public Schools Cuba Independent Schools district has a total of $6,500,000 in bond questions to support capital projects such as remodeling existing school buildings, teacher salaries, building upgrades and other improvements. The bond would be funded in […]
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Funding for Third Rio Rancho High School Up For Vote
Rio Rancho may soon get a third high school if voters approve Capital Improvement bonds or SB9 in the upcoming November election. Two bond projects that will be up for a vote. One: allocating $80 million in available resources, over four years, for the Rio Rancho school system, with no tax rate increase: for increased […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Politics & Elections, Sandoval County
Supreme Court Opinion Matters in Sandoval County Gerrymandering Case
Attorneys representing both sides of a lawsuit that accuses the Republican-majority Sandoval County Commission of gerrymandering commission districts are weighing how an opinion recently issued by the New Mexico Supreme Court in another gerrymandering case could have influence on their case. In December 2021, the Sandoval County Commission approved new district maps on a party-line […]