{"id":2229,"date":"2026-04-06T23:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/?post_type=press&#038;p=2229"},"modified":"2026-04-06T23:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:10:34","slug":"el-consejo-municipal-de-albuquerque-rechaza-una-reforma-de-sentido-comun-sobre-el-voto-por-orden-de-preferencia","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/es\/press\/albuquerque-city-council-rejects-common-sense-ranked-choice-voting-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"El Ayuntamiento de Albuquerque rechaza una reforma de sentido com\u00fan sobre el sistema de votaci\u00f3n por orden de preferencia."},"template":"","class_list":["post-2229","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"In a disappointing blow to voter representation and fiscal responsibility, the Albuquerque City Council tonight voted down a measure to adopt\u00a0ranked\u00a0choice\u00a0voting (RCV) for municipal elections.","featured_image":"","press_type":145,"authors":"","related_issues":[400],"related_work":false,"location":34},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0En un rev\u00e9s decepcionante para la representaci\u00f3n de los votantes y la responsabilidad fiscal, el Ayuntamiento de Albuquerque vot\u00f3 esta noche en contra de una medida para adoptar el voto por orden de preferencia (RCV) para las elecciones municipales. La votaci\u00f3n se produjo a pesar de la demanda de reforma, las manifestaciones y los meses de comentarios p\u00fablicos de la\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Votaci\u00f3n por orden de preferencia ABQ<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0coalici\u00f3n, que representa a 12 organizaciones comunitarias diversas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0liderado por Common Cause New Mexico.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">El rechazo de la medida significa que Albuquerque seguir\u00e1 vinculada a un sistema de segunda vuelta electoral obsoleto y costoso que, en promedio, cuesta a los contribuyentes m\u00e1s de un mill\u00f3n de d\u00f3lares por ciclo y genera una participaci\u00f3n electoral p\u00e9sima. Mientras que otros municipios importantes de Nuevo M\u00e9xico, como Santa Fe y Las Cruces, han implementado con \u00e9xito el sistema de votaci\u00f3n por orden de preferencia para ahorrar dinero y mejorar la representaci\u00f3n, los l\u00edderes de Albuquerque han optado por mantener el statu quo.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Declaraci\u00f3n de Molly Swank, directora de Common Cause en Nuevo M\u00e9xico:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEsta noche, el Ayuntamiento ha optado por ignorar las voces de sus electores y, en cambio, seguir\u00e1 malgastando millones de d\u00f3lares de los contribuyentes en elecciones de segunda vuelta innecesarias.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">El voto por orden de preferencia es una herramienta probada que hace que las elecciones sean m\u00e1s inclusivas y menos polarizadas; sin embargo, esta noche, nuestros l\u00edderes optaron por mantener un sistema obsoleto. Si bien esta votaci\u00f3n representa un rev\u00e9s, nuestra coalici\u00f3n sigue comprometida con lograr elecciones modernas, justas y representativas en Albuquerque. 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