“The percentage of such independent voters has steadily grown over the years. Research about New Mexico elections in 2022 led by political scientist Lonna Atkeson, who for many years taught at the University of New Mexico, found that Democratic registration declined from 52% in 2000 to 44% of the electorate in 2022, while Republican registration declined from 33% to 31%. Independent voters plus those registered with parties other than the Democrats and Republicans increased from 15% over the same period, to about 25% in 2022, the research found. But those voters participated in elections less. Republicans and Democrats make up a higher percentage of those who actually turnout to vote. Non-major party voters made up “only 15% of 2022 voters, nine points lower than their registration numbers.” Meanwhile, the state pays for the primary elections of major parties where voters often decide who will represent a community.” Read the full article here https://lnkd.in/gHRsVFvM #nmleg #nmpol
关于我们
New Mexico Open Elections (NMOE) is a movement of diverse individuals whose mission is to listen to all New Mexicans and their elected officials and provide reliable information about election reform and representational government to improve our political system. The goal of New Mexico Open Elections is to make sure that every vote counts by getting at the root cause of our political dysfunction. Our goals are to advocate for open and nonpartisan primary elections, educate voters and elected officials about why elections must be a state and not a party function, push for a non-partisan re-districting approach and help pass a New Mexico constitutional amendment that would establish everyone’s right to vote in all elections. During the progressive era, partisan primary elections were enacted to curb the power of party bosses and bring voters into the process of selecting party nominees. However, over the last 20 years or so, a combination of factors have led to fewer and fewer people participating in party-run primary elections. Today, 22 percent of voters in New Mexico do not wish to enroll in a political party and New Mexico closed primaries bar them from voting. Many thousands more register with a major party because they are required to do so to exercise their fundamental right to vote in the first round of elections. This is wrong. The gridlock and hyper-partisanship in New Mexico and the nation are destructive and can be changed by changing the way we elect our representatives. Closed primaries also make it more difficult for new coalitions to form and for New Mexicans—both voters and elected officials—to come together across ideological lines. We need an election system that allows everyone to vote all the time so that candidates must listen to the broadest possible range of opinions.
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https://nmopenelections.org
New Mexico Open Elections的外部链接
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- 公共政策办公室
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- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 2015
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As SB16, a bill to create semi-open primaries in New Mexico, advances during our legislative session, national partners LetUsVote and Open Primaries have been talking with New Mexican independent voters to hear how they are affected by our closed primaries.
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“The majority of young people in the age 18 to 24 age group are registering as declined to state or unaffiliated voters, they want to vote, they are registering to vote, they don’t particularly want to join one of our clubs,” said Sen. Figueroa. Check out the full recording https://lnkd.in/gXmGJhyU #nmleg #nmpol
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NMOE will have a sustained presence at the Roundhouse this legislative session. Check out what our Executive Director, Sila Avcil experienced on opening day! We are tracking two bills that we already have numbers for - SB16 for semi-open primaries, and SJR 1, for an independent legislative salary commission. Stay tuned to find out how these bills progress!
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Check out the newest opinion piece by New Mexico Open Elections Board Member and Democratic Party of New Mexico Communications Director, Daniel A. Garcia in the Albuquerque Journal. “One of the biggest reasons I’m a Democrat is because I believe all eligible voters should be able to participate in our democracy without systematic burdens or unnecessary barriers. This is why I support open primaries and am optimistic for the future of this reform in New Mexico.” https://lnkd.in/gbsMJRxi
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"A Democrat argues for breaking down primary barriers" by NMOE board member Daniel A. Garcia was featured in the Santa Fe New Mexican this week. "Yet, in one of the most staunchly blue states in the country, New Mexico saw its lowest primary election turnout in a decade in June. Only 230,000 total votes were cast, while more than 300,000 declined-to-state (commonly known as independent) and minor-party voters were not allowed to vote at all. However, these disenfranchised voters still paid taxes that funded these elections."
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Please join our friends at Open Primaries to hear more about how initiatives across the country to open primaries fared this election season. On Tuesday December 17th at 3pm EDT, Open Primaries President John Opdycke will interview Lisa Rice (All Votes Count DC/Yes on 83), Juli Lucky (Alaskans for Better Elections/Vote No on 2), Sarah Smallhouse & Chuck Coughlin (Make Elections Fair AZ/Yes on Prop 140). Get ready for an unfiltered conversation on how the open primaries movement fared in 2024. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gU4MTimR
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2024 #wrapped and gearing up for the 2025 Legislative Session of New Mexico! Stay tuned to learn more and visit our website to join the movement! www.nmvotersfirst.org #nmleg #nmpol New Mexico Open Elections
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Happy Thanksgiving ?? Our offices will be closed today and tomorrow, see you all next week! #thankful
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