{"id":3327,"date":"2008-06-03T01:40:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-03T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/06\/democrats-and-republicans-its-time-to-vote\/"},"modified":"2008-06-03T01:40:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-03T07:40:00","slug":"democrats-and-republicans-its-time-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/06\/democrats-and-republicans-its-time-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats and Republicans, it’s time to vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Democrats and Republicans across New Mexico<\/st1:state><\/st1:place>, today is an opportunity to participate in one of the most significant elections in the state\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

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If you haven\u2019t already done it, it\u2019s time to vote.<\/p>\n

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Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you were registered as a Democrat or Republican as of May 6, you\u2019re eligible to vote today. Think your vote doesn\u2019t matter? There are at least four federal primary races that are up in the air. The Republican U.S. Senate primary could be won by either candidate. Several candidates are competing heavily for both the Republican and Democratic nominations in the 2nd Congressional District race. At least two candidates have a shot at walking away with victory in the 3rd Congressional District Democratic race.<\/p>\n

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This is one of the most hotly contested primary seasons ever. Your vote matters. Please vote.<\/p>\n

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Many of you, particularly Republicans, are doing just that. In counties across the state, voter turnout for the GOP appears to be high, driven primarily by a hotly contested U.S. Senate primary<\/a>. Expect voter turnout in the Roswell<\/st1:city><\/st1:place> area to be especially high because so much money is being spent<\/a> on two Republican state legislative primaries there.<\/p>\n

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For the Democrats, the U.S. House races headline the ticket. Though there\u2019s a hot race in the 2nd Congressional District, I\u2019m told that voter turnout isn\u2019t that high for Democrats in many counties across southern New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>. Why not? You need to vote.<\/p>\n

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In Las Cruces<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, there are plenty of other reasons to vote, especially if you\u2019re a Democrat. Two incumbent state legislators are facing tough challengers. There\u2019s a hot four-way Democratic primary for county clerk, with three of the candidates \u2013 including the incumbent clerk \u2013 currently working in that office. <\/p>\n

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In Albuquerque<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, there are several hot Democratic legislative primaries that could lead to the defeat of longtime lawmakers. And in Roswell<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, two Republican legislative incumbents are in fights for their political survival against big money.<\/p>\n

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There is so much that is interesting about this primary election. New Mexico<\/st1:state><\/st1:place>\u2019s political system has experienced unprecedented upheaval because U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici<\/a> is retiring. Today, the dust begins to settle.<\/p>\n

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Vote. And check this site frequently later today, as I\u2019ll be reporting on election results throughout the evening and, if necessary, the night.<\/p>\n

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In the meantime, here are some useful links:<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Las Cruces Sun-News election page<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Albuquerque Journal voter guide<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Secretary of State\u2019s Office<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Find your polling place (Do\u00f1a Ana County)<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Find your polling place (the rest of the state)<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Candidates on the ballot (Do\u00f1a Ana County)<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Statewide candidates on the ballot<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Check your voter registration information<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Democrats and Republicans across New Mexico, today is an opportunity to participate in one of the most significant elections in the state\u2019s history. If you haven\u2019t already done it, it\u2019s time to vote. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you were registered as a Democrat or Republican as of May […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3327\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}