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Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press — SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The committee responsible for proposing new political boundaries in New Mexico has sent a final report to state legislators, recommending maps to be used in redistricting. [READ MORE]
NM House Republicans — Santa Fe, NM – According to a recent report, the Center for Civic Policy and NAVA Education Project offered $50 stipends to individuals to lobby New Mexico’s first independent and nonpartisan Citizen Redistricting Committee (CRC) to pass their privately funded redistricting maps. The accusations of paying to influence the CRC are seemingly backed up by emails gathered by a local ethics watchdog group, and raise concerns over transparency and influence as the state embraces the independent and nonpartisan redistricting efforts. [READ MORE]
Dan McKay, Albuquerque Journal — SANTA FE – The 2nd Congressional District in southern New Mexico leans about 14 percentage points more Republican than the nation as a whole, by one standard. [READ MORE]
The CRC has completed its public meetings and the maps have been approved for analysis. These maps will now be sent to Legislature for consideration. This Legislative special session for redistricting is set to take place in the beginning of December. Visit and [VIEW MAPS] hosted by the New Mexico Citizen Redistricting Committee.
Hobbs News-Sun — When the state appointed Citizen Redistricting Committee recessed on Oct. 15 there were still a lot of matters left in the air — and a lot of comments left to be heard on the drawing voting lines in the state. [READ MORE]
Editorial: 3 congressional maps range from status quo, to tortured alignment, to just right10/24/2021
Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board -- One of the congressional maps proposed by N.M.’s redistricting committee would largely preserve the status quo, a system that has served the majority of New Mexicans, while disenfranchising many urban and rural voters. Another would consolidate the urban metro area, while aligning rural communities. And a third so-called “People’s Map” that had backers offering cash to get folks to support it would intentionally carve up the Albuquerque metro area and gut the political influence of southeastern New Mexico, meeting the very definition of gerrymandering. [READ MORE]
Eli Cuna, Deming Headlight — Let’s face it! Redistricting is intrinsically an overwhelming, highly technical and elitist process that was set up this way to suppress public input and participation in the once-every-10-years process. But as it is now customary, community organizers and leaders have been able to dismantle many of these systemic barriers and obstacles, elevating the voices of community members in this highly important conversation. [READ MORE]
Editorial: 3 congressional maps range from status quo, to tortured alignment, to just right10/24/2021
Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board — One of the congressional maps proposed by N.M.’s redistricting committee would largely preserve the status quo, a system that has served the majority of New Mexicans, while disenfranchising many urban and rural voters. Another would consolidate the urban metro area, while aligning rural communities. And a third so-called “People’s Map” that had backers offering cash to get folks to support it would intentionally carve up the Albuquerque metro area and gut the political influence of southeastern New Mexico, meeting the very definition of gerrymandering. [READ MORE]
News: Citizen Redistricting Committee approved map proposals sent to Legislature for consideration10/22/2021
New Mexico in Focus — As the Citizen Redistricting Committee wraps up work, the focus now shifts to the state legislature. The CRC approved a series of maps for lawmakers to considering on how the election districts should be drawn for the next 10 years. [WATCH HERE]
Robert Nott, Santa Fe New Mexican – Few likely thought it would be difficult to compress Belen, currently split among three districts in the state House of Representatives, into one district. [READ MORE]
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