Expanded early voting begins on May 16. Check out our website lwvcnm.org for election information.

LWVCNM will have a table for voter information at a community voter information event for wards 28 – A, B, C, and D on Sunday, May 17.

It’s been a busy season ahead of the Primary Election. Join us to relax at happy hour on May 19. Details here.

Current water use along the Rio Grande-Rio Bravo basin is unsustainable, according to a new study by Brian Richter and Enrique Prunes. Join the NM Water Advocates on May 21 from 6:30 to 8pm on Zoom to hear from the authors of this new study. Please register in advance here.

The next Bernalillo County Naturalization Ceremony, where LWVCNM will have a table for voter education, is on May 22.

The next LWVCNM Book Club session is on Wednesday, May 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in the office conference room. See more information here.

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The Annual Meeting was an enjoyable, productive, and informative event for our membership. Welcome new board members Dina Hennessy, Jen Pecasting, and Kit Rosewater.

Reminder that printed Voter Guides are now available. We still have plenty to distribute. See our website lwvcnm.org for where they have been distributed, or call the office at 505-884-8441 if you need some to distribute or share with family and friends.

Heather Cox Richardson writes about the origin of Mother’s Day, related to women’s rights – read it on her Substack here.