Voter turnout has been pretty weak today in the northern and southern areas of the county but, in at least a few precincts in
Doña Ana County Elections Supervisor Lynn Ellins said voter turnout has been “spotty,” and said he was surprised to learn it’s been quiet in the north and south.
Low voter turnout in the south likely helps those pushing for approval of the tax. Low voter turnout in the north, and particularly in Hatch, likely benefits those who oppose the tax.
Ellins said there has been unusually high turnout in the Radium Springs area. That’s a more liberal area in Doña Ana County Commissioner Oscar Vasquez Butler’s district that likely leans toward opposing the tax. But turnout also been strong in the Picacho Hills area, which tax supporters have worked heavily.
Ellins said there are a number of precincts in