[Lwvcnmtopics] LWVCNM Hot Topics for the week of May 10, 2026

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*Hot Topics for the week of May 10, 2026*

Current events and issues of interest to LWVCNM members

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




*Expanded early voting *begins on *May 16*. Check out our website lwvcnm.org
<https://www.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
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-2026-Happy-Hour.png>.

*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
<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_YvHnWhpS6enJWlpjC_Grw#/registration>
.

*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
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/book-club/>.

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

*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 <https://www.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
<https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-9-2026>.


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