I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
More than 200,000 New Mexicans chose to cast their ballots early this year according to the Secretary of State’s office. That’s a much higher early vote turnout than the last midterm election, in 2006, when about 132,500 people cast early ballots.
We don’t know exactly how many of them were Democrats and Republicans because not all counties report totals by party registration.
The Associated Press reported an expected turnout of around 60 percent of the 1.1 million New Mexico voters. If these predictions prove true, that would mean that nearly one-third of all voters in this year’s midterms voted early.
Another 99,200 voters requested absentee ballots. Absentee ballots must reach the county clerk’s office by 7 p.m. today. Oustanding absentee ballots can be turned in at your polling place.
