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.
Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s decision to add a space to November ballots for a write-in candidate for governor was legal, Assistant Attorney General Tania Maestas wrote Thursday in letters to Herrera and state Sen. Howie C. Morales, D-Silver City.…
Secretary of State Mary Herrera has approved Bloomfield Republican and self-described tea party supporter Kenneth A. Gomez’s registration as a write-in candidate for governor in the November general elections, according to state Elections Manager Don Francisco Trujillo.…
Embattled Secretary of State Mary Herrera and her Republican challenger Dianna Duran raised almost exactly the same amount in the last quarter, with Duran bringing in $29,070 to Herrera’s $28,681. But while Herrera’s still got $74,465.04 cash on hand, Duran only has…
First-term Democratic Secretary of State Mary Herrera is giving some New Mexico Democrats heartburn as the Nov. 2 election election approaches. Whether Democrats like it or not, the embattled Herrera is on the ballot. The deadline for replacing a candidate on the ballot passed on Sept. 7.
The last time a Republican won a New Mexico Secretary of State election Herbert Hoover was the U.S. president and the Great Depression had begun a year earlier. But some political observers are wondering if 2010 might be the year of the GOP. First-term Democratic Secretary of State Mary Herrera is viewed as vulnerable after several employees have gone to the FBI to allege corruption in her administration.
Attorney General Gary King attempted to cover up allegations of wrongdoing by Secretary of State Mary Herrera to protect Democrats during an election year, an Española attorney charged Thursday. A spokesman for King said the charges amount to election-year mudslinging and are a product of the attorney’s imagination.
A total of 28 percent of registered Democrats and Republicans voted in the June 1 primary elections, according to the official results from the Secretary of State’s office. The results of the primary elections are now official after being certified…
While the Secretary of State’s office on Monday extended the deadline for campaigns to turn in their campaign finance disclosure reports, some reports have already been posted on the Secretary of State’s new Web site.
Totals in the statewide…
As a Democrat, Doña Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins is worried that the allegations against Secretary of State Mary Herrera may hurt the party’s ability to keep the state office in the November election.
“Obviously, Democrats should have…
The state’s former elections director accused Secretary of State Mary Herrera in his resignation letter of violating the Governmental Conduct Act and election laws. And A.J. Salazar says he’s turned his allegations over to the attorney general,…
HB 150, the House version of the Hispanic Education Act passed the Senate Wednesday by a vote of 25-13. But because of an amendment by Sen. Linda Lopez, the bill must go back to the House before it…
A bill designed to alleviate jury confusion in the plea process confused legislators Thursday during a debate that lasted more than an hour.
Sen. Peter Wirth‘s SB 216 seeks to eliminate the “guilty but mentally ill” plea, leaving only…
Legislation that would allow a person to register to vote then immediately cast a ballot at early voting sites require that the registration info be entered into the state online voter database on the spot so that county clerks can verify the person isn’t registered and voting elsewhere in the same election.
State Senator Dianna Duran, R-Tularosa, announced Tuesday that she will be running for the office of Secretary of State. Duran turned in more than 2,000 signed petitions today when officially filing for the race. The senator is a former…
A bill that would allow same-day voter registration at early voting sites cleared the Senate Rules Committee on a 4-3 party-line vote. The committee turned back an attempt to require government-issued photo ID when registering at early voting sites.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has the public backing of 25 percent of Republican state senators and representatives–10 of 40. What does it mean? Do endorsements matter? Depends on whom you ask.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez today announced she has the endorsements of three elected officials from Otero County.
Martinez said in a news release that the endorsements from three Republicans — state Sen. Dianna Duran, County Treasurer Grace…
