Clovis News Journal: Serving Eastern New Mexico and West Texas:
On Tuesday, Tucumcari resident Larry Marshall will cast his vote in the general election. But behind his vote lies an eroded faith in the American political system.
“I don’t trust one politician,” Marshall, 43, said. He votes, he said, “because there is always a lesser of two evils.”
Carlsbad Current-Argus - Current-Argus judicial endorsements :
Steve Bell is the clear choice for Fifth Judicial District, Division 10. Bell, the Democratic appointee, serves in Chaves County, but he also will try cases in Eddy and Lea counties.
Bell has an impressive background and an impeccable reputation. Before he was appointed District Judge, he spent 28 years representing cities, counties, public schools, colleges and universities. While he lacks his opponent's direct experience in criminal law, Bell's strong résumé includes the type of experience that has prepared him for the various roles a district judge must play.
Carlsbad Current-Argus - Rebuttal: Richardson has supported, worked for Eddy County residents :
Few governors have done more for Carlsbad and Eddy County than Bill Richardson. That is why, when we read the Carlsbad Current Argus' recent editorial concerning the governor's race we were shocked and dismayed. We have never seen a piece of writing in your paper that was so misguided, misinformed and just flat wrong on the issues that are important to Carlsbad and Eddy County.
Las Cruces Sun-News - How to vote in Doña Ana County:
For instructions on how to vote in Doña Ana County, click here. This document is in PDF format.
Roswell Daily Record News: GOP holds rally to encourage more voters:
The Chaves County Republican Party held a Get Out the Vote rally Saturday to energize its Republican voter base to vote in Tuesday’s upcoming election.
The Get Out the Vote rally held at the party headquarters featured candidates Tom Dow, running for Division 10 district court judge; Division 1 Magistrate Judge Eugene M. De Los Santos; Nora Espinoza, running for state House District 59 and incumbent State Rep. Keith Gardner, District 66, spoke to the group of 100-plus campaign volunteers.
“Hello family,” Eugene M. De Los Santos told the crowd. “We are a team today, that’s why we are here. Push your candidates by knocking on doors for them. I expect Republicans to be winners on Tuesday.”
Silver City Sun-News - Republicans, Democrats make push for votes:
Democrats running for office were greeted Sunday by cheerleaders, balloons, bands and food as they traveled by train from Las Cruces to Las Vegas, encouraging New Mexicans to vote.
Politics is not just TV spots and cable and robot calls, politics is personal,'' said Gov. Bill Richardson, who's running for re-election. It's handshaking, whistle-stop tour, old-fashioned get out the vote.''
Both parties are pushing to get voters to the polls on Election Day. One thing Republicans and Democrats agree on is that voters enjoy meeting candidates face to face.
ABQjournal: Campaigns Kick Into Overdrive:
New Mexicans didn't have to look far to find political action over the weekend, as hundreds of Democrats and Republicans fanned out across Albuquerque and the rest of the state to motivate people to vote on Tuesday.
On Sunday, Gov. Bill Richardson and a roster of high-profile Democratic candidates launched a cross-state train tour that started early in the morning in Las Cruces and finished well after dark in Bernalillo.
The train journey took Democrats to seven different towns, including Albuquerque, where a couple of hundred supporters waited eagerly by the tracks at sunset.
Meanwhile, Republicans focused intently on the Albuquerque-based 1st District congressional race to help GOP incumbent Heather Wilson keep her seat in Congress.
An army of volunteers worked the phones at the Republican Victory 2006 headquarters in Albuquerque on Saturday and Sunday, while Wilson walked neighborhoods and dropped in on some "meet and greets" held in her honor at private homes.
Both political parties also hosted rallies in Albuquerque on Saturday— the Democrats in the South Valley and the Republicans on the far West Side.
ABQjournal: Voters Divided on 'Quality of Life' Tax:
Bernalillo County voters are almost evenly split on the campaign to enact a sales tax for arts and cultural programs, according to the latest Journal Poll.
The survey, conducted by Research & Polling Inc., shows 45 percent of likely voters support the tax while 42 percent say they oppose it. The other 13 percent were undecided, had mixed feelings or gave another response.
Dems ask judge to prevent GOP calls to certain voters : Election : Albuquerque Tribune:
The Democratic Party of New Mexico is accusing Republicans of providing voters with incorrect information on polling locations in Albuquerque in an effort to cause confusion, but the GOP says the allegations are preposterous.
The Democrats allege they have learned of several instances in which voters have received phone messages providing incorrect polling information from people who identify themselves as workers at GOP headquarters.
The Democratic Party said Sunday "all voters should be warned that false information is being spread in an apparent desperate attempt to win the election through confusing and potentially illegal actions."
Alamogordo Daily News - Employees are backing commission members:
We, the Otero County Sheriff's Department Employee Association, would like to endorse Clarissa McGinn and Doug Moore in the upcoming election for the office of county commissioner.
These candidates offer both the citizens and employees of Otero County their knowledge, and with continued experience, they will ensure that everyone's best interest is protected.
Otero County Sheriff's Department Employee Association
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