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Why Don't More New Mexicans Vote?

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91°µÍø Call In Show 9/15 8a: A lot of New Mexicans don't vote in general elections - often nearly half the people who can legally vote here don't. And the stakes are high this November with a hotly contested presidential election at the top of the ticket. We’ll talk about why so many New Mexicans don't vote. Is it hard for you to make it to the polls? Are you turned off by the candidates that you have to choose from? Or are you ineligible to vote?

We want to hear from you! Email callinshow@kunm.org or call in live during the show.

Guests: 

  • executive director of the
  • , executive director of
  • president of the
  • , a consultant who assists the

 
Further Reading:

  • —NMPolitics.net
  • —Ruidoso News
  • —KRQE News 13
  • —A white paper by UNM political science professor Gabriel Sanchez. 
  • —Common Cause NM

Where do I vote? How do I update my registration? How can I look at a sample ballot? How do I report a problem? Get help with all of these questions and more from the .

Voting on judges: The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission will release on Sept. 28 its recommendations for which judges should be retained.

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