The 2020 Census is of critical importance to New Mexico.
We'll be working hard to get every New Mexican counted.
Read about it on our 2020 Census page.
The 2019 Legislative Session is now over, and bills are on the Governor's desk.
Highlights:
Call to State Convention;
Reports on the 2019 legislative session;
Program Items and Proposed Bylaws Amendments to be Considered at Convention;
Proposed 2019-2020 Budget;
Committee Reports;
Local League News.
Recent LWVNM News
Video: Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard Speaks at LWVNM Convention Banquet
May 29, 2019:
The LWVNM convention, held in May in Los Alamos, was a great success.
Besides talks by Sara Scott, Christine Chandler, and Liz Bander, our LWVUS
liaison, we were treated to a half-hour talk by our own Stephanie Garcia
Richard, the new State Land Commissioner, at our banquet. She speaks
eloquently about the wins and losses that have occurred since her election
and what she hopes for the future. Enjoy her talk and the questions:
Stephanie Garcia Richard Speaks at LWVNM Convention Banquet .
LWVNM Elects Hannah Burling as New State President
Hannah Burling of Santa Fe has been elected to a two-year term as president
of the League of Women Voters of New Mexico. The action came at the
League's biennial convention held in Los Alamos over the weekend.
The convention also approved a position on the transfer of federal public
lands after a two-year study on the subject, and approved a
study on the selection of New Mexico judges in limited jurisdiction courts.
Read more:
LWVNM Elects Hannah Burling as New State President .
Election reform is essential for future of democracy
April 20, 2019:
The League of Women Voters of New Mexico thanks Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., for introducing the For the People Act in the U.S. Senate.
The League believes the American people need a democracy that works for them, not for special and entrenched interests.
Read the details:
Election reform is essential for future of democracy .
Ethics Bill Signed by the Governor
March 28, 2019:
League President Judy Williams was invited to the bill signing establishing
an Independent Ethics Commission. This is an important milestone for New
Mexico. The legislature has struggled for a decade to create such a
commission, and received a boost when 75% of voters approved a commission
in 2018. The legislature and the advocacy groups were well-represented.
Common Cause, which took the lead; the Thornburg foundation, Ethics Watch
and NM First.
Voting Bill Signed by the Governor
March 27, 2019:
Voting bill signed by the Governor! The League was there when Governor
Lujan Grisham signed into law SB672, which was a League priority. It will
make it mush easier for voters to have their voices count in New Mexico
elections. It was a momentous occasion, since for the last decade this
legislation has languished. The bill will make voter registration
automatic when people apply for driver licenses; make it possible to
register during early voting; and in 2021, will institute same-day
registration.
LWVNM Deplores Gutting Major Funding Bill
March 17, 2019:
The League of Women Voters of New Mexico deplores the New Mexico Senate
action that gutted HB6. It is time for New Mexico to generate the revenues
needed to fund essential services, including early childhood and those
revenues should come from those who can most afford it.
The version of the bill passed by the New Mexico House would have set New
Mexico on the path to a broader, more reliable source of funding.
But the New Mexico Senate removed much of the revenue generation and
eliminated almost all of the fairness features of the House version.
More details:
LWVNM Deplores Gutting the Major Funding Bill .
League of Women Voters of New Mexico Decries Vote to Defeat HB
51, Repeal of Abortion Prohibition Law
March 15, 2019:
The League of Women Voters is deeply disappointed that the New Mexico
Senate voted against HB 51, which would have repealed the outdated law
making abortion a crime. New Mexico women deserve to know that a full
range of healthcare will remain available to them even if Roe v. Wade
is overturned. The League believes that in a pluralistic society such
as ours the individual's right to make reproductive choices, including
abortion, must be affirmed.
"This should have been a no-brainer for legislators. It means now New
Mexico's women have lost a very important guarantee that they, their
doctors and families can make their own choices about reproductive
rights," said NM League of Women Voters President Judith Williams. "A
vote against this bill is a vote against women's rights."
Voting against the bill in the Senate were all Republicans and
Democratic Sens. Pete Campos of Las Vegas, Carlos Cisneros of Questa,
Richard Martinez of Española, George Muñoz of Gallup, Senate President
Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen of Las Cruces, Gabriel Ramos of Silver City,
Clemente "Meme" Sanchez of Grants and John Arthur Smith of Deming.
More details:
League of Women Voters of New Mexico Decries Vote to Defeat HB 51, Repeal of Abortion Prohibition Law .
LWVNM Urges Governor to establish a Complete Count Committee for the 2020 Census
September 4, 2018:
An accurate Census count is of critical importance to New Mexico, as the results are the basis for the $6.1 billion coming into the state each year for health care, education, transportation and more in New Mexico. The state uses the census data to plan roads, public safety, elections and its own apportionment of legislative districts.
The League of Women Voters of New Mexico asks Governor Martinez to immediately sign an executive order to establish a Complete Count Committee for the 2020 Census.
Read the full letter:
LWVNM
Urges Governor to establish a Complete Count Committee for the 2020 Census .
For older news items,
see the LWVNM News Archive .
Want to reach NM’s Congressional delegation? The Congressional toll-free number is 1-866-727-4894 . Just ask for your representative or senator. Please remember that you are speaking as an individual and not for the League.
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