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New Mexico Community Redistricting Report Card
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Democracy Candidate Survey 2024
An educational survey of candidates in New Mexico on pro-democracy issues was conducted by Common Cause New Mexico, New Mexico Open Elections, Fair Districts for New Mexico, and New Mexico First.
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Still Under the Influence: A Look at the Alcohol Industry and Its Influence on New Mexico Elected Officials
A Connect the Dots Report
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PRISON GERRYMANDERING IN NEW MEXICO
The Supreme Court requires state- and local governments to update their electoral districts once per decade to ensure that each district contains the same population, which gives each resident equal representation in government. However, the U.S. Census Bureau counts people where they are incarcerated, not where they are from, so when jurisdictions rely on raw Census data which does not reflect their real populations, democracy suffers.