By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A state judge has ordered Sandoval County to redraw its commission district boundaries, ruling the county’s 2021 map failed to consult tribal nations and didn’t give Native American and Hispanic voters an equal say. A judge ruled for the Democratic Party of Sandoval County, the Pueblo of San Felipe, the […]
Politics & Elections
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Rio Rancho woman brings nearly entire GOP ticket to tiny Roy for candidate forum
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Roy, New Mexico has a population smaller than most Rio Rancho neighborhoods. On July 26, it’s set to host nearly the entire Republican statewide ticket. Rio Rancho resident Nancy Jinks organized the “Meet Your Candidates” forum, securing commitments from: State Sen. and Rio Rancho resident Jay Block will moderate. Jinks […]
Posted inCourts & Justice
The battle for the ballot: New Mexico Forward Party challenges state law
The New Mexico Forward Party sued the state Tuesday, arguing New Mexico’s ballot access law punishes a newly qualified minor party by forcing its candidates to gather far more signatures than Democrats or Republicans ever have to touch. Party Chairman Bob Perls filed the federal suit in Albuquerque after the Secretary of State’s office disqualified […]
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Democrats’ four-day vote to pick Lt. Governor nominee opens July 25
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — New Mexico Democrats have a hard deadline to finish picking a Lieutenant Governor nominee: State Central Committee members vote July 25-29, and the winner’s name goes to the Secretary of State by July 30 to lock in the November ballot. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political […]
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Should voters fund campaigns for county officials? Voters will get to decide this November
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Bernalillo County residents will get to decide in November whether their tax dollars should help fund county campaigns — a move commissioners say is aimed squarely at kneecapping the influence of big donors and corporate PACs. The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously June 23, to advance a package […]
Posted inEnvironment, Conservation & Climate, New Mexico Legislature #nmleg, Opinion, Politics & Elections
Defending our public lands, from Teddy Roosevelt to Martin Heinrich
Commentary by New Mexico State Senator Carrie Hamblen — More than a century ago, Theodore Roosevelt pioneered the American conservation movement. Using the Antiquities Act of 1906, he declared vast tracts of land as national monuments, notably the El Chaco, Morro, and Gila Cliffs National Monuments in New Mexico (subsequent presidents would later add Bandelier, […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Republican Party of New Mexico members fail to reach quorum to elect new chair
This article was originally published by Source NM. By Patrick Lohmann, Source NM Only about 160 Republicans attended in person or via proxy on Saturday to vote to elect a new state party chair, far short of the quorum needed to select a leader ahead of the November general election. The seat is currently vacant […]
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Deb Haaland interviewing prospective running mates ahead DPNM vote to fill Lt Gov ticket
Deb Haaland plans to endorse a fellow Democrats to join her on the party’s November ticket seeking the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, but she’ll spend a few days interviewing prospective candidates first. About 300 members of the state Democratic Party’s State Central Committee will officially choose a candidate to fill the vacancy left […]
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New Sheriff in town
By Rodd Cayton, Route 66 Independent — The June primary has led to a changing of the guard at the Torrance County Sheriff’s Office. Estancia Police Chief Tom Carter, a former sheriff’s deputy, defeated incumbent David E. Frazee in the Republican primary, with 1056 votes to 705. With no Democratic candidate in the race, Carter […]
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Here are the Dems jockeying to be Deb Haaland’s running mate after Toulouse Oliver backed out of Lt. Gov run
Commentary by Pat Davis, The Paper & NM Political Report — Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced Thursday that she was “taking a step back” from her campaign for Lieutenant Governor to focus on health and family, just weeks after she won the Democratic primary for that position. Pat Davis on politics Pat Davis […]
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