[Lwvcnmtopics] LWVCNM Hot Topics for the week of September 20, 2026

[LWV CentralNewMexico]

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*Hot Topics for the week of September 20, 2026*

Current events and issues of interest to LWVCNM members

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


*LWVCNM will have a table at the UNM Valencia Career Fair* on Tuesday,
*September
22*, from 2 to 5:30 pm.

*The Book Club gathering* is this week on Wednesday, *September 23*, at
5:30 in the conference room.

*LWVCNM will have a table at the Rio Grande High School Career Fair *on
Thursday, *September 24*.

*LWVCNM will give a short workshop* on helping students to fill out voter
registration forms on Thursday*,** September 24*, at Digital Arts &
Technology Academy. Then on Wednesday, *September 30*, LWVCNM will oversee
students organizing voter registration events in classrooms.

*LWVCNM will provide timekeepers* for a Lieutenant Governor candidate
debate sponsored by the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday, *September 24*.

*LWVCNM will give presentations* at La Cueva High School on Monday, *September
28**.*

*LWVCNM will have a table at UNM *in front of Zimmerman Library on
Tuesday, *September
29*, from 1 to 3 pm.

*LWVCNM will have a table at ABQ Zinefest XV* on Saturday, *October 3*,
from 11 am to 5 pm. The event will be at GIZMO Arts (410 Central Ave. NW).

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

*Look for LWVCNM Voter Guides* online in late September and in print the
first week of October. We will, as usual, have the other New Mexico
League’s guides online as well.

*Remember that registering or changing a registration to vote *must be done
online, or a hard copy form must be in the Secretary of State’s office,
before October 6.

*Early voting and same day registration* *begins at County Clerk offices*,
and in Albuquerque at the Bernalillo County Clerk Annex, on Tuesday,
October 6.

*Check our Voters and Elections web page* for information about the General
Election. We will be updating it often as new information is available,
such as the locations of where our Voter Guides can be found.

*Common Cause is offering Election Protection Training* a nonpartisan
effort to help voters understand their rights, identify and report barriers
to voting, and connect voters with accurate information and assistance.
Participants will learn more about how they can support voters before and
during elections. No prior experience is required, and training and support
will be provided. Register for either training by completing the Election
Protection signup form <https://form.jotform.com/261031950202038>.

*Observe New Mexico Elections (ONME), *supported by the Carter Center, is a
nonpartisan election observation effort designed to increase trust and
transparency in our elections. ONME observers will monitor poll worker
training, voting machine certification, absentee ballot processing, early
voting, and Election Day voting in all 33 counties. Last trainings are Sept
26 and Sept 27. Get Involved – Observe New Mexico Elections
<https://www.observenmelections.org/get-involved/>


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