Congressional representatives, local officials and democracy advocates met at the Roundhouse or a hearing on voter access. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Elections Subcommittee is conducting similar meetings nationwide.
Strong spring winds fueled wildfires burning around New Mexico on Monday, prompting evacuations south of Albuquerque where authorities said some structures have burned and more are threatened.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico's top elections regulator and voting rights advocates described efforts to combat disinformation and intimidation at the polls and ensure voting access for minority groups, as Democrats on a congressional subcommittee gathered testimony Monday to inform their work on election initiatives.
The Roundhouse last year. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
SANTA FE The state’s new Citizen Redistricting Committee has launched a web portal that allows people to draw their own maps and submit written testimony.
The new site nmredistricting.org includes links to video training on how to use the map-making feature, but people can also jump right in and draw their own maps.
The program allows users to click on precincts or entire counties in New Mexico to paint the territory of proposed districts.
It keeps track of the population in each district as you draw and also notes the ideal population, demonstrating how difficult it can be to keep the districts roughly equal.