Happy Labor Day Weekend League members-
I wanted to remind you about the September meeting of the League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico on Thursday, at noon on Zoom.
We’ve never had an election like this one. We are in the middle of a pandemic, which makes people reluctant to go in person to the polls. Absentee balloting is encouraged as a health precaution, but for the first time during an election cycle there is some doubt about the ability of the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the return absentee ballots in time. It sounds like a bad movie plot. But we are all living this one.
This election cycle is so confusing, we’ve invited Jamie Diaz, Deputy County Clerk of Bernalillo County who is in charge of making the process work. League policy prevents us from asking Linda Stover, the county clerk to speak since she is running for election and will be on the ballot in November. However, as a member of the league she may join the zoom meeting as a participant.
Mr. Diaz will speak about several technical procedures including absentee voting, as well as challenges the County is facing in the current voting climate. Mr. Diaz began his career in the election field in 1985 in McKinley County, moving to Bernalillo County in 1998 and retiring in 2010. In both counties, his position was Bureau of Election Administrator. Mr. Diaz has administered elections through four voting systems, with the current system being the Dominion Voting System. Diaz has administered election through three Voter Registration systems, with the current system being SERVIS. He came out of retirement in 2017 to assist County Clerk Linda Stover in her terms. Diaz is currently one of the County Clerks appointed Deputy County Clerks, concentrating on the administration of Voter Registration and Election Administration.
Topic: LWVCNM September Unit Meeting
Time: Sep 10, 2020 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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This is your best chance this year to get a straight answer on voting questions. See you Thursday!
Please let me know in advance if you need help with Zoom. We will open the meeting at 11:50 to give you time to check in and talk with your friends.
Karen Wentworth
Co-President, LWVCNM
(505) 263-9066