{"id":89756,"date":"2015-10-06T06:52:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T12:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=89756"},"modified":"2015-10-06T06:52:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T12:52:45","slug":"heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-todays-election-in-abq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/10\/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-todays-election-in-abq\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s what you need to know about today’s election in ABQ"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Albuquerque<\/a>

Will Keightley \/ Creative Commons<\/p>

Albuquerque at sunset. (photo cc info<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Voters in Albuquerque go to the polls today to elect two city councilors and decide on several ballot measures, including a proposed tax increase to fund the BioPark.<\/p>\n

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can find a list of candidates<\/a>, your\u00a0polling place<\/a>, and other information on the city’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s some context from the Albuquerque Journal<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Two City Council seats are up for election \u2013 enough to determine whether Republicans can reclaim the 5-4 edge they held throughout most of Mayor Richard Berry\u2019s six-year tenure. The mayor is also a Republican.<\/p>\n

Democrats, in turn, have a chance to push their narrow majority to a 6-3 advantage \u2013 enough to override mayoral vetoes \u2013 if they can defeat the council\u2019s longest-serving member, Republican Brad Winter, in the conservative Northeast Heights. He faces Israel Ch\u00e1vez, a young Democrat.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You can also learn more about the proposed bonds, charter amendments, and the tax increase —\u00a0which would\u00a0fund the zoo, aquarium, botanical gardens and Tingley Beach, from the League of Women Voters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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