By Common Cause New Mexico Formerly Incarcerated People Can Now Vote This election is the first time that individuals leaving correctional facilities can register and vote, even if they are on probation and parole. The law that allowed people who had served their time for felony convictions to vote had been on the books but […]
Author Archives: Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of City Desk ABQ. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
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Report: Gaps in Detention Data from Torrance County Detention Facility Show Racial Disparities
By the American Immigration Council The Torrance County Detention Facility is one of approximately 200 facilities across the United States where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains immigrants with pending removal proceedings. A report from the American Immigration Council says “this detention facility holds a notorious reputation for its inhumane living conditions and for the […]
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Torrance County Clerk apologizes for return address mishap on estimated 140 ballots
The lead elections official in Torrance County is apologizing and assuring voters that their ballots will be counted after workers mistakenly mailed about 140 absentee ballots without return address labels. Republican Torrance County Clerk Linda Jaramillo said the clerks’ office had received more than 100 of those now-completed ballots back as of Friday. “This was […]
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Observe New Mexico Elections Prepares Nonpartisan Observers To Watch the General Election
By Observe New Mexico Elections Observe New Mexico Elections (ONME), a statewide nonpartisan election observation effort, has successfully launched its observation activities for the Nov. 5 General Election. Early voting began on Oct. 8 across all counties in New Mexico with expanded early voting beginning on Oct. 19 and 20. ONME observers will be deployed […]
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Election 2024: What’s New This Time
By Common Cause New Mexico Formerly Incarcerated People Can Now Vote This election is the first time that individuals leaving correctional facilities can register and vote, even if they are on probation and parole. The law that allowed people who had served their time for felony convictions to vote had been on the books but […]
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Spine-Tingling Tales from Tijeras Canyon
By Rick Holben, East Mountain Historical Society In late December 1941, the Albuquerque Journal reported that three men – F.C. McDoughall, John Goostree and Jimmy Galvanado, all from the Tijeras Canyon area – were exploring old mines south of Linda Vista, in Coyote Canyon, when something caught their eyes at the bottom of one particular […]
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Opinion: Background of My Opponent and Why She Represents a Significant threat to New Mexico District 9
Submitted by Audrey Trujillo, NM Senate District 9 candidate In the years leading up to this election, my opponent has received various appointments designed to bolster her political resume. However, it is notable that she has never held a job for more than two years, and her appointment to a role in the Biden-Harris administration—specifically […]
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Opinion: Building the American Dream, here in New Mexico
Submitted by Cindy Nava, NM Senate District 9 candidate On Monday, February 22, 2021- I became a U.S. Citizen. Twenty five years after arriving in the U.S. as a child. My road to citizenship wasn’t like most. In 2015, I became a beneficiary of the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, which was created […]
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Mayor Hull looks back on how Rio Rancho has changed in the last decade
Submitted by Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull My 2024 State of the City Report marks my 11th time updating the City Council and community members. Because this is my 11th report, I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on how far the City has come during the past decade. I gave my first […]
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New Mill Levy Could Raise Millions Annually to Protect Water, Land and Wildlife
Voters in the Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District are deciding on a proposed mill levy in the general election. If passed, the levy could generate up to $6 million annually to fund conservation programs aimed at protecting natural resources. The district covers nearly half the state’s population and the question appears on Bernalillo, Sandoval […]