NM’s 2018 election system was “very good in all aspects”
By Sergio Guerrero and Joshua Grajeda / NM News Port / New Mexico’s midterm elections have come to a close, as voting results were certified on Nov. 27. Despite heightened concerns about the integrity of the U.S. election system, experts and officials say New Mexico elections went very well. “The 2018 elections were […]
New Mexico GOP elects Steve Pearce as party chairman
By Bethany Johnson / NM News Port / The Republican Party of New Mexico elected Rep. Steve Pearce as their new chairman, Saturday Dec. 8, 2018. Pearce defeated local businessman John Rockwell in a 276-101 vote. The party election comes a little over a month after the November midterm elections, where Pearce ran for Governor. […]
New Mexico looks at possibility of legalizing recreational marijuana
By Shayla Cunico and Makayla Grijalva / NM News Port / A bill allowing the recreational use of marijuana in New Mexico has a high chance of making it to the Roundhouse in the upcoming legislative session– and this time, it could pass. Democrats took over the governor’s seat and increased their majority in the […]
NM education reform: PARCC’s possible discontinuation
By Amy Byers and Lainey Jameson / NM News Port / New Mexico Gov.-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham made a campaign promise to sign an executive order by the beginning of fiscal year 2020 (July 2019), putting an end to the test known as PARCC—Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. The tests are […]
New Mexico Election Provides Opportunity for Gun Control
Vanessa R Martinez / New Mexico News Port/ Democrats gained control of the governor’s office and many other seats in New Mexico after the midterm elections, paving way for more progress towards gun reform come January’s legislative session. Gun control was a prominent topic among Democrats in their campaigns. Gov.-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham, a strong […]
Deb Haaland prepares for Congress after historic win
By Alyssa Bitsie / NM News Port / Before Democrat Debra Haaland heads to Congress, she threw a “thank you” party for her supporters on Nov. 26 at Hotel Andaluz in Albuquerque. Haaland won the seat for District One, defeating contenders, Republican Janice Arnold-Jones and Libertarian Lloyd Princeton, in the November election. She made history […]
Democrats Seek to Remove NM Abortion Ban
By Vanessa Martinez / NM News Port / New Mexico Democrats are preparing to present a bill at the legislative session in January to remove the state’s ban on abortion, to ensure safe and legal abortion procedures remain accessible. On Monday, State Rep. Joanne Ferrary of Las Cruces proposed her plans to introduce a bill […]
Nez elected Navajo Nation president
By Ally Rael / NM News Port / Not to be overlooked in Tuesday’s midterm madness, the Navajo Nation held a presidential election that resulted in Jonathan Nez being elected the nation’s 9th president. Nez, and his running mate Myron Lizer, won by a large margin — 66 to 34 percent — over opponent Joe […]
Final Count: Torres Small going to congress, not Herrell, in NM CD2
Torres Small, a water attorney, appeared in front of the crowd at the Las Cruces Convention Center, as the crowd repeatedly cheered “Xochitl! Xochitl! Xochitl!” Photo by Dani Prokop. LATE BREAKING With some 8000 absentee ballots added to the total, the race for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District flipped in favor of Xochitl Torres Small, […]
Photo Story: 2018 Albuquerque Election Watch Parties
Photos by Amy Byres and Anna Padilla / NM News Port