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Today, the Albuquerque City Council voted to advance a controversial charter amendment to the ballot in the 2024 General Election, which would originally lower the threshold to be elected mayor or city councilor from the current 50 percent of the vote to 40 percent. During the meeting, the City Council voted to amend the proposal further, eliminating the voting threshold altogether and only permitting runoffs if two leading candidates tie.

We urge Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to sign the bill, which clarifies the use of legislative stationery.

Common Cause New Mexico calls upon the Republican Party of New Mexico to renounce the behavior of Republican County Commissioner and founder of Cowboys for Trump, Couy Griffin.

"Congresswoman Herrell must be removed from office immediately.”