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Charges of stalling on photo-voter ID bill
The Republican sponsor of a House bill that would institute photo voter ID for New Mexico elections said she thinks her bill is being purposely stalled in committee by “the powers that be,” after House...
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Photo Voter ID bill gets a hearing … but the committee vote won’t come until...
A bill that aims to establish a requirement that voters show photo ID when they come to the polls was heard for about an hour and a half Saturday (March 12) but since not all members of the House...
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Photo Voter ID bill tabled
In no surprise, a House bill that would implement a system in which voters would have to produce identification at the polls was tabled Tuesday (March 15) by the House Voters and Elections Committee on...
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NM Sec of State says at least 37 ineligible voters have taken part in elections
The New Mexico Secretary of State’s office is cross-checking driver’s licenses issued to foreign nationals against the state’s voter registration rolls to see if there are any incidents of voter fraud...
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A couple Republican members of the House Voters and Elections Committee on Friday (Sept. 16) accused Democrats of pulling a fast one when the committee discussed a redistricting plan for the Public...
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Analysis: Redistricting unraveling UPDATE: Dem redistricting bill passes...
House Voters and Elections Committee passes HB39, 9/21/11 A couple days ago, there was optimism that the Senate and the House could cobble together redistricting bills that, while far from perfect,...
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Democrats shoot down Republican redistricting bill
House Republicans news conference, 9/22/11 Democrats are doubling down on their own House redistricting plan — even though it looks like Gov. Susana Martinez will veto it. On Thursday afternoon (Sept....
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Bill setting standards to serve on the PRC clears another hurdle UPDATE: Two...
Jason Marks (left) and Fred Nathan (right) testify on behalf of PRC resolution, 1/30/12 Going into the House Judiciary Committee meeting hearing on increasing standards for those who serve as...
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Tying NM’s minimum wage to inflation loses in committee UPDATE: Senate bill...
One of two pieces of legislation in the New Mexico statehouse aimed at raising the state’s minimum wage was defeated in a committee hearing Tuesday (Feb. 19), with the deciding vote came from a...
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Petition heading to NM Supreme Court over same-sex marriage
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, politicians and attorneys across New Mexico speculated on what it will mean on the state level. But Rep. Brian...
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