Hot Topics for the week of February 1, 2026
Current events and issues of interest to LWVCNM members
This list is available online.
The LWVCNM happy hour is today, Monday February 2nd, from 4 – 6 pm at Quarter Celtic on San Mateo and Lomas. Check out the details here.
The first meeting for the Communications Committee will be on Tuesday February 10th at 10am on Zoom. All interested members are invited. Email lwvcnmoffice@gmail.com if you need the Zoom link.
There will be a Voter Registration/Education/Outreach planning meeting on Wednesday February 11th at 3 pm in the conference room.
The next Bernalillo County Naturalization Ceremony voter registration and education is on February 13th.
LWVCNM will have a table at the CNM Native American Career Fair for voter registration and education on February 18th.
The annual LWVCNM program planning meeting is on Saturday, February 21st at 10 am. It’s on Zoom. Look for an announcement with a Zoom link when it’s closer to that day.
The February monthly meeting is on Thursday, February 26th. The topic is New Mexico semi-open primaries. It will be important to learn the facts about this, as we expect to get many questions about it.
See the calendar of events on our website.
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DID YOU KNOW?
There was a discussion at the Drop In Coffee event about whether same day voter registration (at a voting location) would be available for the upcoming Rio Rancho municipal election. The answer is yes. Check out our Voters & Elections web page for links to information about that election.
Heads up: The LWVCNM Book Club session is Wednesday March 25th at 5:30. The book is The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy by Ray Madoff.
You can follow the New Mexico League’s involvement and advocacy in the 2026 New Mexico Legislative Session at the web pages https://www.lwvnm.org/Action and https://lwvnm.org/Action/2026/LWVtrack2026.php.
