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Curtis Segarra, KRQE -- Roughly 6,000 inmates are locked away in New Mexico’s prisons, and another 6,000 or so are in jails and federal detention, according to the New Mexico Sentencing Commission. While a significant number of those inmates can’t vote, they still have the ability to sway political power. [READ MORE]
Milan Simonich, Santa Fe New Mexican — This season of good cheer probably has many lawyers rooting for state legislators to be greedy, inept or both. [READ MORE]
News: Officials express optimism, concern over impending State Legislature redistricting vote11/26/2021
Mike Smith, Carlsbad Current-Argus — U.S. House seats in New Mexico could stay the same or see changes after Dec. 6, said Jerry Fanning , Eddy County’s public and government affairs director. [READ MORE]
Deborah Greunwald, Santa Fe New Mexican — The Citizens Redistricting Committee has submitted its recommended maps for legislative districts to both the public and our legislators. [READ MORE]
Molly Ann Howell, Gallup Sun -- It took three special meetings, but the Gallup City Council was finally able to agree on a new redistricting plan during its Nov. 16 meeting. [READ MORE]
Juno Ogle, Roswell Daily Record — With a tie vote among Roswell city councilors on adopting a map to redistrict the city, Mayor Dennis Kintigh cast a yes vote for the map known as Option G Monday night at a special meeting of the Roswell City Council. [READ MORE]
Eileen VanWie and Kathy Brook, Deming Headlight — It is often said that Your Vote is Your Voice, but voting is the culmination of an ongoing process in which we identify issues that concern or interest us. Then we respond through the ballot and other means, such as interactions with our elected officials. The issues on which we vote are often complex and we make better decisions about them when we gather information and test our ideas against those of others. The League of Women Voters was created in 1920 with the goal of educating newly enfranchised women voters. That is, the right to vote was viewed as an important step, but not the only responsibility of citizens living in a democracy. [READ MORE]
Laura M. Montoya, Santa Fe New Mexican — I attended the Sandoval County Commission meeting on Thursday. Walking into the room seemed no different from the times constituents were present to fight right-to-work-for-less and fracking proposals made by the commission when I was county treasurer. [READ MORE]
Mike Daly, Gallup Sun — The New Mexico Redistricting Committee has filed its final report with the New Mexico Legislature and is asking voters to encourage state representatives to follow the Committee’s recommendations. [READ MORE]
Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board — The last time state lawmakers were tasked with drawing new maps for the state House and Senate, it took more than a year of fiercely partisan wrangling, four trials and $5.6 million of litigation costs billed to taxpayers to hammer out the maps. [READ MORE]
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