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The plummeting of voter turnout is due in large part to the lack of candidates. Ranked-choice voting accommodates multiple candidates and assures majority winners without the cost of conducting a second election. Continue Reading
More Las Crucens voted before Election Day this year than in past cycles, but if history is any indication, that doesn’t mean overall voter turnout will increase. Continue Reading
A super PAC funded by out-of-town oil, gas, ranching and farming interests continued its barrage of negative attacks against Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima over the weekend. Here’s what you need to know about those behind the attacks and what it means. Continue Reading
A number of flyers arrived Friday in people’s mailboxes attacking candidates in Tuesday’s Las Cruces municipal election. That includes a mailer hitting City Council District 1 candidate Kasandra Gandara that doesn’t disclose who sent it — which violates city ordinance. Continue Reading
The Las Cruces Sun-News opened its municipal election editorial board meetings to the public this year, letting KRWG-TV air them. KRWG-FM also did radio call-in shows with candidates. It’s all online to help you decide who to support in Tuesday’s election. Continue Reading
In the heaviest advertising month yet during the 2016 presidential campaign, non-candidate groups such as super PACs and politically active nonprofits have dominated the airwaves. Continue Reading
Center for Public Integrity stories have detailed ongoing controversies involving cops in schools across the nation. Continue Reading
A super PAC funded largely by New Mexico oil, gas, ranching and farming interests has been spending heavily to influence Tuesday’s Las Cruces municipal election. Here’s what you need to know about the group. Continue Reading
We have shortchanged our constituents in this community by placing a higher value on those who participate than those who have not. Continue Reading
Click on the headline to listen to Heath Haussamen on the radio analyzing Dianna Duran’s resignation and plea bargain. Continue Reading
A Las Cruces City Council candidate wants Gov. Susana Martinez to erase his felony conviction so he’s eligible to take office if he wins — but he doesn’t meet Martinez’s requirements to be considered for a pardon. Continue Reading
NMPolitics.net has a policy requiring that we correct inaccuracies. In accordance with that policy, here’s a detailed correction to the article, “Las Cruces mayor self-finances re-election bid; PAC aids challenger.” Continue Reading
Self-financing is helping incumbent Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima outspend his opponents in the Nov. 3 election, but a political committee is helping challenger Miguel Silva keep pace. Continue Reading
Before taking a leave of absence from her state job and giving up her government-issued phone, Kasandra Gandara sent a text from the phone related to her city council campaign. “I wish I could take it back,” Gandara says. Continue Reading
There were lots of kind words last week for Stephanie Maez, who announced her resignation from the New Mexico House of Representatives to focus on her family after her son’s arrest on a murder charge. Continue Reading