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.
Just over half of registered voters took part in the elections according to unofficial numbers from the Secretary of State’s office. Out of 1,152,917 registered voters in New Mexico, 598,768 voters cast ballots in this election.
That’s about the same turnout the state saw in 2006, when 569,000 voted, but there were also fewer registered voters in the state in 2006.
Even though it was a long ballot, most voters took the time to vote for governor; only 2,837 left that race blank.
The candidate who received the most votes statewide? Dianna Duran, who defeated incumbent Democrat Mary Herrera to become Secretary of State with 338,730 votes.
