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COMMON CAUSE, ACLU LAUNCH STATEWIDE ELECTION INTEGRITY PROGRAM
Common Cause New Mexico is teaming up with the ACLU of New Mexico to run a nonpartisan voter protection program this year to assist voters who encounter problems in voting, either by mail or in person. The organizations will operate teams on the ground to field questions and staff a hotline for voters to report problems.
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Report: Native American vote suppressed by pandemic
After the COVID-19 pandemic ripped through Indian Country in New Mexico this spring, voter turnout among Native Americans declined while the rest of the state experienced an unprecedented boost in voting during the presidential primary, according to a new report from Common Cause New Mexico.
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Report: Primary turnout plunged in Native precincts
A new report by Common Cause New Mexico outlines the damage to Native American turnout in the June 2 election. It found that turnout in Native American precincts fell by 1 percentage point in the 2020 primary election, compared with four years earlier, even as voter participation surged by 8 points throughout the state as a whole.
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NEW REPORT EXAMINES NATIVE AMERICAN VOTER PARTICIPATION IN NEW MEXICO’S 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION
1% Decrease in Native Voter Turnout Found amid Historic High Statewide
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New Mexico Voting Rights Organizer (contract position)
Contract position reporting to the Executive Director and Associate Director, the Voting Rights Organizer will lead Common Cause New Mexico’s Election Protection and voter outreach program, including but not limited to assisting with the Native American Voting Rights project, and voting rights/voting access work at both the local and state-wide levels for the November election.
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Heather Ferguson discusses challenges of COVID-19 for democracy
Our Executive Director, Heather Ferguson, sat down with Lorene Mills to discuss the challenges COVID-19 is presenting for our democracy -- from voting by mail to the census and redistricting.
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Spending in New Mexico primary highlights dark money at work
“Dark money is harmful to New Mexico voters because they can’t see who is truly behind those ads," said Heather Ferguson, executive director of Common Cause New Mexico.
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Native Americans faced difficulties voting in primary
Many members of the Acoma Pueblo and other tribes across the state faced significant barriers when trying to vote during the 2020 primary.
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COVID-19 Response: The Special Universe Of This Legislative Session
Amber Carrillo from Common Cause New Mexico reminds us why temporary changes to voting procedures are important for Indigenous communities during the pandemic, and the challenging decision by tribal administration to limit or cut polling locations during the primary.
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New Mexico Common Cause Director Speaks To League Of Women Voters On Primary Election Issues
Heather Ferguson, executive director for Common Cause New Mexico was the guest speaker at the League of Women Voters virtual Lunch with a Leader Jun. 16.
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Changes to election law needed before November
For the past three months, given the COVID-19 public health emergency, Common Cause New Mexico, along with many other community groups, has been encouraging, reminding and instructing voters how to make their voices heard through absentee voting.