Citizens abroad urged to vote by absentee ballot
By Vanessa Espinoza / NM News Port An estimated eight million Americans live abroad. “It is important that you exercise your right to vote from wherever you are,” the group American Citizens Abroad states on its website. “Don’t let distance prevent you from standing up and being counted!” U.S. state election officials transmitted almost […]
Powell, Dunn waiting on recount in land commissioner’s race
By Isabel Gonzalez and Dominic Aragon / NM News Port / The unofficial results for the Nov. 4 general election show Republican Aubrey Dunn as the winner of the New Mexico land commissioner race — at least for now. The results were so close that incumbent Democrat Ray Powell still has a chance at retaining […]
Martinez accounted for 25 % of NM TV ads
By Sandra Fish / New Mexico In Depth At a cost of $12.2 million, New Mexico candidates and political action committees aired 260 hours of commercials on traditional TV stations across the state for the 2014 election. Republican Gov. Susana Martinez accounted for one-fourth of that advertising — $3.1 million — despite facing Democratic Attorney […]