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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Hannah Allam, The Washington Post (c) 2024 DESTREHAN, La. – An electric anticipation coursed through a church outside New Orleans where hundreds gathered on a recent night to pray for a victory they saw as just over the horizon, in a president who could bring them one step closer to their vision for a […]

By Hannah Allam, The Washington Post (c) 2024 DESTREHAN, La. – An electric anticipation coursed through a church outside New Orleans where hundreds gathered on a recent night to pray for a victory they saw as just over the horizon, in a president who could bring them one step closer to their vision for a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]