Delayed due to the primary election, the June Voter is now available to read and download. Just click here. This is a huge issue, size-wise. 9 MB, so expect a long download time. Contents include: the co-presidents’ report, events postponed or cancelled due to Covid-19, online substitutes and corresponding parliamentary procedures, upcoming PBS presentations (“The …
You can download or view a copy at https://www.lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Voter2020_05.pdf In spite of the Covid-19 lockdown, this is a big, information-filled issue of the LWVCNM Voter. Contents include: thoughts on voting during a pandemic, and recollection that lobbying and passing of the 19th Amendment took place during the 1918-20 “Spanish flu” pandemic; a June Primary Voter …
The New Mexico Leagues of Women Voters have compiled Voter Guides for the June 2nd primary! These guides appear only online – there will be no printed editions for the primary election. Wherever you are in New Mexico, just visit vote411.org for candidate and election information.
Sadly, the June 2, 2020 Primary will not be an all mail-in election. The County Clerks lost their case at the New Mexico Supreme Court. However, you can get a mail-in ballot simply by requesting an absentee ballot at NM Votes. Remember, only voters whose Party preference is one of the major parties (Libertarian, Republican, …
The popular League of Women Voters Who’s Who has been updated, as of March 31, 2020! You can find the link on the “Know Your Government” page, or just click here.
If conditions allow, the Annual Meeting will be held on May 2, as scheduled. However, the March and April Unit meetings have been cancelled. To prepare for Annual Meeting and review what your League officers, program chairs, and directors have done this last year, be sure to read the April Voter! Contents include all those …
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A new page has been added to the website to enable you to quickly look up the details of each month’s Luncheon unit (or General meeting): speaker, topic, date, location, menu, and how to make your reservations. You can also pay online! Please check out the new page, which appears in the main navigation panel …
The March issue of League’s monthly newsletter, the Voter, is now available to view and download at https://www.lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Voter2020_03.pdf Contents include Lots of color photos! Reports on the many celebrations of the League’s 100th birthday The March Luncheon meeting will focus on Reproductive Rights, with speaker Ellie Rushforth of the ACLU The Northeast Heights meeting has …
The League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico will moderate and keep time at two upcoming Village of Corrales candidate forums sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Corrales Foundation. Everyone is welcome to attend; there’s no charge. Voters will hear from eight (8) candidates for Village Council (Districts 2, 5, 6) and two (2) …
The League’s popular booklet of contact information for your elected officials is now available, both online and in hardcopy form at the League office and in public libraries! Updated every year after the election, the Who’s Who compiles mailing addresses, email, and phone numbers for central New Mexico members of Congress, state and county officials, …
The Voter for February 2020 has been posted! Here are some of the highlights of its contents: 100th Birthday Celebration of the League of Women Voters, Feb 15 – make your reservations NOW NE Heights Unit meeting, Feb 24: Water Rights, a LWVNM critical issue League Day at the Legislature, Feb 6, preceded by the …
The January 2020 Voter is now on the website! It’s 14 pages of important and interesting information, so be sure to check it out. Here are some of the articles and topics: This is the League’s Centennial! A list of events, volunteer opportunities, and a reading list are presented Unit Meetings: Luncheon, Jan 9, has …
It’s out! The December issue of the LWVCNM Voter. Here’s some of what’s in it: Report from the Co-Presidents on projects accomplished last month, and work ongoing The League calendar, through February (plan ahead!) The 2020 Legislative session and what the state League, LWVNM, has planned at the Luncheon meeting Dec 12 The annual Advocacy …
All showings have been sold out, as of January 24! As we sadly know, the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee equal rights for women. Achieving final ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a major priority for the League in 2020. What a fitting way to celebrate the Centennial of the 19th Amendment that …
The big, information-packed, fully illustrated November 2019 Voter is now online for your perusal. Contents include: Nov 14 Luncheon Unit: panel on “Judicial Selection in New Mexico” (reservations due 11/11 by 10am). The luncheon will be followed by a meeting of the state (LWVNM) Study Committee for the Qualification and Selection of Lower Court Judges. …
