[Lwvcnmtopics] LWVCNM Hot Topics for the week of February 1, 2026

[LWV CentralNewMexico]

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*Hot Topics for the week of February 1, 2026*

*Current events and issues of interest to LWVCNM members*

*This list is available **online* <https://www.lwvcnm.org/hot-topics/>*. *


*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
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*The first meeting for the Communications Committee* will be on
Tuesday *February
10th* at 10am on Zoom. All interested members are invited. Email
lwvcnmoffice at 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 <https://www.lwvcnm.org/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 <https://www.lwvcnm.org/voters-and-elections/> for
links to information about that election.

*Heads up:  The LWVCNM **Book Club session*
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/book-club/>* 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.


League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico
6739 Academy Rd. NE  Suite 124
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109-3352
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