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Ethics 01.24.2023

Proposal aims to keep legislators from drinking while on the job

All of our New Mexico lawmakers should be having debates, considering legislation, and making decisions on behalf of their constituents with a clear and sober mind. Sponsored by Sen. Harold Pope (D-Bernalillo), a new Senate rule would require that "no senator shall consume alcohol before or during any floor session or meeting of a committee to which a member has been appointed."

Modernizing the Legislature to be discussed during this year’s session

Our state originally intended to have a citizen-led legislature, but in modern times, an unpaid, voluntary legislature has had the opposite effect -- with ordinary New Mexicans unable to afford to serve. Having an unpaid legislature “may have worked over 100 years ago during the creation of our state when we were horse-and-buggy but in our modern day, we need to have a paid legislature because right now really the only people who can afford to legislate and participate in the legislative process are often individuals who are retired or independently wealthy,” Mario Jimenez III said.

Voting & Elections 09.9.2020

Report: Native American vote suppressed by pandemic

After the COVID-19 pandemic ripped through Indian Country in New Mexico this spring, voter turnout among Native Americans declined while the rest of the state experienced an unprecedented boost in voting during the presidential primary, according to a new report from Common Cause New Mexico.

Voting & Elections 09.8.2020

Report: Primary turnout plunged in Native precincts

A new report by Common Cause New Mexico outlines the damage to Native American turnout in the June 2 election. It found that turnout in Native American precincts fell by 1 percentage point in the 2020 primary election, compared with four years earlier, even as voter participation surged by 8 points throughout the state as a whole.

Voting & Elections 07.28.2020

Heather Ferguson discusses challenges of COVID-19 for democracy

Our Executive Director, Heather Ferguson, sat down with Lorene Mills to discuss the challenges COVID-19 is presenting for our democracy -- from voting by mail to the census and redistricting.

Money & Influence 07.20.2020

Spending in New Mexico primary highlights dark money at work

“Dark money is harmful to New Mexico voters because they can’t see who is truly behind those ads," said Heather Ferguson, executive director of Common Cause New Mexico.

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