[Lwvcnmtopics] LWVCNM Hot Topics for the week of February 22, 2026

[LWV CentralNewMexico]

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*Hot Topics for the week of February 22, 2026*

*Current events and issues of interest to LWVCNM members*

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


*The February monthly meeting *is on Thursday,* February 26, *hybrid at noon
*.* 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.

*LWVCNM will have a table *at the UNM Valencia campus Career and Wellness
Fair on *March 10*.

*LWVCNM will have a happy hour* on *March 10*. Details here
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/March-Happy-Hour-scaled.jpg>
.

*The March monthly meeting *is on Thursday*, March 12. *The topic will be
about the current efforts to get the legislature to commit to being more
informative to the public.

*LWVCNM will have a table* at the downtown Main Public Library on Saturday,
*March* *14* from 10 am – 1 pm.

*LWVCNM and the Three Muses Performance Collective *are partnering on a
performance of Failure is Impossible: A Talk with Susan B. Anthony. The
performance will be Saturday, *March 14 *at 4:30 at the Q street Theater on
Broadway. See the press release here
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FINAL-3MPC-PR-Failure-is-Impossible.pdf>
.

*The next Bernalillo County Naturalization Ceremony* voter registration and
education is on *March 20.*

*LWVCNM will have a table* for voter registration and education at the
International District Library on *March 24* from 5 to 7 pm.

*The next LWVCNM Book Club* session is on Wednesday, *March 25* from 5:30
to 7:30 pm in the office conference room. See more information here
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/book-club/>.

*The next LWVCNM Drop-In Coffee* is on Saturday, *March 28* from 10 to noon
in the office conference room.

 See the calendar of events <https://www.lwvcnm.org/events/> on our website.

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

*The Program Planning meeting *had a lively discussion about several
topics. If you missed it, you can still view it here
<https://youtu.be/uAIpYPESyrA>.

*The printed Who’s Who Political Directory *for Bernalillo and Sandoval
counties are now available in the LWVCNM office. There is a limited supply,
as we will be printing a new edition in April after the municipal elections
in Bernalillo and Rio Rancho are complete.

*LWVCNM now has more information* about the new semi-open primaries and how
they will affect voters in New Mexico. Our web page
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/semi-open-primaries/> has information that will
continue to be updated.




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