[Neighbors] Voter's guide?

[Karen Mendenhall]

Hello Neighbors.  There are two questions on the second page of the ballot that address amending the Albuquerque City Charter.  Neither disclose what the effect of a No or Yes vote would be.  As it turns out, one of the questions would change the percentage of votes cast to elect the office of mayor from 50% to something less than 50%.  The ballot question doesn’t give these details.  A few years ago ABQ voters passed a measure to require that whoever is elected mayor be elected by a majority of votes cast.  This new question effectively takes that earlier voter majority decision. The other question would impact the administrative powers of mayor.  In my humble opinion, these are both complex issues that require more voter education and a clearer description of what a Yes or No vote would mean.  I for one plan to vote NO on both City Charter questions.  

Karen S Mendenhall
505.280.2097
abqkaren at gmail.com

“People have the power to wrestle the earth from fools.”  Patti Smith




> On Oct 13, 2024, at 6:11 PM, Mary H Smith via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
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> As mentioned earlier, you can access a lot of voting information from the League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico website at https://www.lwvcnm.org/:
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>             1. the printed LWVCNM Voter Guide is available in PDF form
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>             2. a list of the printed LWVCNM Voter Guide distribution sites. Distribution sites include: early voting sites, public libraries, senior and community centers and a good number of businesses. 
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> In addition, you can also use www.vote411.org <http://www.vote411.org/> – plug in your address and you get information about everything on your ballot.
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> The Bernalillo County Clerk allows you to access your sample ballot: https://www.berncoclerk.gov/ -- click on the “Elections” tab.
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> Early voting is available now at the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Annex at 1500Lomas Blvd NW, and expands to multiple Early Voting sites this Saturday, October 19.
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> Please vote!
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> From: Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com> On Behalf Of hhnesbitt via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
> Sent: October 13, 2024 4:39 AM
> To: kingkb <kingkb at mail.swcp.com>; neighbors <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>
> Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Voter's guide?
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> You can get a sample ballot from the Secretary of State site at NMVote.org. The League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico site has lots of other info athttps://lwvcnm.org <https://lwvcnm.org/>.
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: kingkb via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com <mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>>
> Date: 10/13/24 1:38 AM (GMT-07:00)
> To: neighbors <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com <mailto:neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>>
> Subject: [Neighbors] Voter's guide?
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> Hi all,
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> Does anyone have the link to the voter's guide and/or a sample ballot?
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> Early voting is coming up very soon!
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> Thanks,
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> Karen
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