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Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, who is leading Democrats' House campaign effort, said there is a “clear path to a majority,” something he said he never ... Indeed, Trump's job approval rating — a key indicator in midterm elections — lags below 40 percent in most polls, and marks for Congress are half that.
“I find that tough in many ways. I pay attention as much as I can, but judges are not something someone pays attention much to when it comes to elections,” said Basil Swanson. That's why a group of people created the website Clear the Bench New Mexico to focus on what they say are dangerous decisions ...

James Townsend, R-Artesia, converse in the halls of the New Mexico state Capitol building on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in Santa Fe, N.M. Criminal justice initiatives and state spending increases for public education, law enforcement, Medicaid and economic development are at the top of the agenda at the ...
New Mexico ranked second for Politico and first for the Post. Incumbent governor Susana Martinez, a Republican, is term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term. She leaves office with low popularity and her party faces a headwind in the first general elections after the election of Donald Trump.
According to the New Mexico Secretary of State's website, potential voters must be registered at least 28 days prior to an election, in this case by 5 p.m.Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Residents may register to vote either with the New Mexico Certificate of Registration form or the National Voter Registration Form available online ...
And the Martinez administration's interpretation clashes with how judges, voting rights advocates and New Mexico's top election official have ... Office said the law does not cover municipal elections and denied workers the right to claim paid administrative leave to vote in Albuquerque's mayoral election.

Santa Fe will indeed become the 12th U.S. city to use ranked-choice voting in municipal elections after the state Supreme Court on Tuesday swatted ... as Portland, Maine, adheres to a provision of the New Mexico constitution allowing home-rule municipalities such as Santa Fe to conduct runoff elections.
Candidates vying to lead the City of Carlsbad made their bids officials Tuesday, filing the necessary paperwork to get on the ballot for the March election. Eight positions are up for election, including Mayor of Carlsbad, six seats on the City Council, and a municipal court judge. A four-year term will be on the ...
He lost his position when he was defeated in the 2012 election by Democrat Benjamin Chavez. Winder also lost a bid for a judgeship ... Trump in November nominated Santa Fe lawyer John C. Anderson, a former assistant U.S. attorney, to become New Mexico's U.S. attorney. The search for the top NMSU ...
“It is imperative that we strengthen our election systems and give the states the tools they need to protect themselves and the integrity of voters against the possibility of foreign interference,” Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, one of the sponsors of the Secure Elections Act, said in a statement.
Former Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson reacted angrily to President Trump's apparent abandonment of a campaign pledge to leave pot policy to the states, saying he hopes the pivot ends Trump's shot at re-election. Johnson, who served two terms as a Republican governor of New Mexico, ...
New Mexico's primary election isn't until June, but the political arm of the state's film union already has anointed Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales the winner of the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. As part of effort to generate publicity for Gonzales, Visions PAC — the political action committee ...
“It is imperative that we strengthen our election systems and give the states the tools they need to protect themselves and the integrity of voters against the possibility of foreign interference,” Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, one of the sponsors of the Secure Elections Act, said in a statement.
"At the President's direction, the Department continues to work in support of state governments who are responsible for administering elections, with efforts focused on securing elections against those who seek to undermine the election system or its integrity," DHS spokesman Tyler Houlton said in an email ...
Recent presidential elections have had close calls, too. In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore topped George W. Bush in New Mexico by just 366 votes. If the two had tied, state law would have called for the election to be decided by a game of chance, such as a single hand of poker. But local officials ...
On the ballot, here in New Mexico, we have hundreds of key positions up for election: one US Senator (Martin Heinrich), all 3 US Representatives, Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary ... Check out the the bureau of elections resources on the Secretary of State's website at www.sos.state.nm.us for all the info.
The March 6 election in Santa Fe, in which voters will select a new mayor and four city councilors, will be the first RCV election in New Mexico. ... But there have been cases in RCV elections in other cities where the winner has less than 50 percent plus one of all the votes because some voters failed to rank ...

The most populous county in New Mexico also boasts the most innovative, modern and professional polling jurisdictions in the nation. ... “The key to improving elections is to use a data driven approach that systematically examines a variety of measures to determine election performance, deficiencies and ...
And the Martinez administration's interpretation clashes with how judges, voting rights advocates and New Mexico's top election official have ... Office said the law does not cover municipal elections and denied workers the right to claim paid administrative leave to vote in Albuquerque's mayoral election.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The race for the Albuquerque-based congressional district in New Mexico is likely to include a third-party candidate after business ... Libertarian candidates are expected to have ready access to the general election ballot in New Mexico in November because of a strong local ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A former Trump appointee who resigned after a probe into a tribal loan program he oversaw is running for Congress in New Mexico. Documents filed with the U.S. Federal Election Commission show that Gavin Clarkson is seeking the Republican nomination for a seat that ...
In prior election cycles, said Steve Fresquez, deputy chief of the county Bureau of Elections, as many as 51 polling places were used.
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has been criticized by a Republican candidate for his office, but a Balderas spokeswoman ...
Martin Heinrich of New Mexico on Tuesday teamed with Republican Sen ... in last year's elections, Russian actors targeted state election voting ...
There are still plenty of ways, experts say, to tamper with elections in ... Martin Heinrich, a Democrat from New Mexico, wants state election ...
Other elections in New Mexico and nationwide have seen increased turnout since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January.
“The right-wing GOP forces are gathering in New Mexico to take on Martin, .... committees in October 2016 shortly before last year's elections.
... have each taken in more than $1 million for their bids to win their party's nomination for governor of New Mexico in the June primary elections ...
Ryan Cangiolosi, chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, ... party might fare better in coming elections, Albuquerque's mayoral battle ...
Unofficial results show New Mexico State Auditor Tim Keller and ... while waiting for election returns for the Albuquerque mayor's race, Tuesday ...
Several mayoral candidates came to the University of New Mexico ... Union Building for a final forum before the Tuesday, Oct. 3 election.
They only waited 10 months after Election Day, but federal authorities ... Board of Elections earlier this month to order 22 counties and towns to ...
And once again, the New Mexico primary won't matter. ... conduct (and pay for) their own presidential caucuses in February in an election year.
ABQ political groups spending down in final stretch to election day ... It's biggest contributors are the Realtors Association of New Mexico, Real Estate .... RGCSC 2017 ABQ Elections IEC, a Sierra Club backed group ...
My staff and I will continue cooperating with federal agencies and other states to maintain the integrity of New Mexico's elections and protect the ...
SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico campaign finance regulators are sticking to conclusions that drastically limit Republican Congressman Steve ...
Wall Street Cash Flows Into New Mexico, Despite Pay-To-Play Rule ... Martinez and to groups that have supported her election campaigns -- a ...
New Mexico Elections Agency Defends Campaign Restrictions ... campaign contributions to $5,500 for the primary and general election cycles.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico campaign finance regulators are ... contributions to $5,500 for the primary and general election cycles.
The Fake Americans Russia Created to Influence the Election SEPT. ... about non-U.S. persons engaging in political speech in U.S. elections, and ... Mark Warner of Virginia and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico for a new law ...
Above all, government must run accurate elections in which the voting system functions ... Absentee voting for the city election begins in January. ... Ringside Seat is a column about New Mexico's people, politics and news.
By melorie begay-new mexico in depth • 44 minutes ago ... That's 20 percent of all the money raised so far this election cycle, that will see a new mayor elected, ...
... and the state certifying the system for upcoming New Mexico elections. ... municipal election” and that if the city uses ranked-choice voting, ...
Bureau of Elections Director Kari Fresquez said some minor wording changes ... The rules will require groups active in New Mexico campaigns – but not ... for a statewide race or more than $7,500 total in an election cycle.
Opening closed primary elections to all New Mexico voters was rejected. ... The processes laid out in the New Mexico Election Code were not ...
... books before what's likely to be an expensive election year could be headed ... the power of the wealthy to influence New Mexico's elections.
Dr. Sanchez is a regular guest on many shows about New Mexico elections, a political science professor at UNM, and the Research Director for ...
FILE - This July 12, 2017 file photo, New Mexico Auditor Tim Keller talks ... donations so far are clouding Albuquerque's open mayoral election.
John Sanchez said that New Mexico remains a purple state heading into the mid-term elections of 2018. ... vote Republican to impact the outcome of our elections,” Sanchez said. “We saw that in the re-election in 2014 of Gov.
Mr. Domenici died at the University of New Mexico Hospital. ... Reagan's landslide victory over President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 election. ... as chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy after the 2002 midterm elections.


 

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