Today is the day voters in
There’s a lot at stake. To read my take on the situation, click here. To read previous articles on this site, including guest columns debating the tax, click here.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Absentee ballots are due by the time the polls close.
To find your polling place, click here. There are other links you might want to check out at the top of the right column on this page.
Here’s the ballot question:
“Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, impose a County Regional Spaceport Gross Receipts Tax at the rate of one-fourth of one percent (.25%) of the gross receipts reported or required to be reported on persons engaged in business in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Doña Ana County for the privilege of engaging in business in this county?”
If you vote “For, Yes,” you’re voting for the tax. If you vote “Against, No,” you’re voting against it.
Please vote. This is important. And check back here regularly. I’ll have updates throughout the day and all night until we know the result.