Join Common Cause New Mexico for a community screening of [**People vs. Politics**](https://www.peoplevspolitics.com/), a documentary about grassroots reformers working across the country to change el...

Since 2020, certification has increasingly become a tool for fringe local officials to delay results, force state intervention and cast doubt on votes they are legally required to finalize.

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The legal whiplash over mail-in ballots has deepened worries about voter confidence and what the administration may do next.

The Legislature’s establishment of the Epstein “truth commission” earlier this year offered hope that in one state, at least, survivors would be heard.

"Stranger things have happened," Trump said when an interviewer suggested he declare a national emergency to take executive action on voting.

“We are not terrorists.”

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Your Vote Your Voice Your Primary New Mexico has opened the doors to more voters For the first time, Independent and Decline-to-State (DTS) voters can participate in primary elections without changing...

"Decline to state" voters are an increasing percentage of the state's electorate, according to a review of Secretary of State data.

New Mexico’s election system is a model of efficiency, integrity and accessibility. Our commitment to fair and transparent elections earned us the No. 1 rank in election administration nationwide in

Overview: Albuquerque voters will head back to the polls Dec. 9 to decide the mayoral race between the incumbent Democrat Tim Keller and the Republican challenger Darren White and two city council rac...

In Albuquerque, winning candidates must break 50% to win — if there's no one at 50%, then a runoff follows.

Voters are electing mayors, city councilors, school board members and other officials, as well as weighing in on ballot measures, in local races across the state.

A coalition of 12 organizations, led by Common Cause New Mexico, gathered at Albuquerque City Hall to advocate for the adoption of ranked choice voting (RCV) in municipal elections.

SANTA FE — Ready or not, a new voting season has officially arrived in New Mexico.

Over the past five years, I’ve had the opportunity to work on open primaries and ranked choice voting efforts in Nevada and now in New Mexico. I’m currently leading efforts

Over the past five years, I’ve had the opportunity to work on open primaries and ranked choice voting efforts in Nevada and now in New Mexico. I’m currently leading efforts

New Mexico lawmakers thus far have 11 bills to consider in the special legislative session, but six are unlikely to survive.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story reported that Sanchez’s 2025 finance report showed no income. A change in the clerk’s process, discussed in the story below, let Sanchez refer to previo...

In their resignation letters, both state lawmakers cited the national redistricting controversy as the reason for their departures.

The case for the implementation of ranked-choice voting is a simple one. To have the most democratic elections possible, Albuquerque needs ranked-choice voting. As local voters prepare to head to the ...

Independent reporting on New Mexico politics and policy.

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