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OPINION: Revitalizing Our Elections Doesn't Cost a Dime
SANTA FE, N.M. - Being a beacon for the dispossessed has defined our nation since its inception. Our democracy used to uplift people around the world. It made all of us proud. That we’ve lost that sta ...
15 Oct, 2018
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Biggest N.M. Newspaper Says It's Time for Open Primaries
The Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board says 2019 is the year New Mexico needs to adopt open primaries. The two candidates for governor have not closed the door on opening the state's primaries, and t ...
03 Oct, 2018
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Two Types of Ranked Choice Voting: How They Differ and What They Mean For Your Vote
The success of Maine as the first state to use ranked choice voting statewide has brought newfound national attention to ranked choice voting. There’s much to like in this replacement to our fractious ...
26 Sep, 2018
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Beyond The Headlines: Senator Ben Hueso "Our Wildfire Crisis Must Be Solved"
San Diego, CA.- Senator Ben Hueso represents District 40, a region that incorporates some of San Diego County and all of Imperial County.In January 2017, Senator Hueso was reappointed to serve as Chai ...
18 Sep, 2018
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How Many Democrats Are The Koch Brothers Backing in November?
The Koch brothers are the perennial capitalist power-donor bogeymen of the right, feared and maligned by Democrats as much as George Soros is hated by Republicans as the same kind of bogeyman of the l ...
17 Sep, 2018
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New Mexico Supreme Court Blocks Straight-Party Voting
SANTA FE, N.M. - The New Mexico Supreme Court has rejected Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver's attempt to implement straight-ticket (aka straight-party or one-party) voting for the Novemb ...
13 Sep, 2018
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Unrigging The System: How Voters Can Reclaim Their Power This November
Political reformers across America are paying close attention to key elections on November 6. But their focus is not on candidates or political parties. It’s about how Americans vote on ballot measure ...
12 Sep, 2018
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New Mexico Counties Revolt Against Straight-Party Voting
Commissioners in several New Mexico counties have reportedly asked local clerks not to add the straight-ticket (straight-party) option that New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver ordered ...
07 Sep, 2018
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N.M. Lawsuit: Sec of State's Straight-Party Ballot Action Illegal
A lawsuit has been filed in response to New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver's sudden announcement that she plans to add a straight-ticket (or straight-party) option to the November ba ...
04 Sep, 2018
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New Mexico Reinstates "Straight Party" Voting Option
In a move that many believe will disenfranchise third party, independent, and even Republican candidates in the majority-Democratic state of New Mexico, the NM Secretary of State, Maggie Toulouse Oliv ...
29 Aug, 2018
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