by Ramona Goolsby | Feb 24, 2025 | Commentary, Focus
New Mexico’s municipalities were promised control, now the state is attempting to back out of that promise. In 2018, the Legislature passed House Bill 98, the Local Election Act, giving towns like Rio Rancho and Bernalillo the right to opt out of consolidated November...
by Erin Clements | Jan 30, 2025 | Commentary, Focus
An incredible thing happened last week that no one is talking about – the entire country, including New Mexico, is about to get Voter ID. It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to discern this. Last week, President Trump visited the fire-devastated areas of...
by Ramona Goolsby | Nov 18, 2024 | Commentary, Focus
As another election season concludes, New Mexicans are left with mixed emotions. Working as a clerk on November 5th, I witnessed the excitement on voters’ faces as they came in to cast their ballots. People lined up even before the polls opened at 7 a.m., and despite...
by Ramona Goolsby | Nov 4, 2024 | Commentary
On October 28th, the New Mexico Election Transparency Network Board and I met with Washington Post reporter Peter Jamison, who was assigned to track New Mexico’s election administration. What unfolded in our conversation revealed more than concerns over election...
by SatireNow NM | Oct 23, 2024 | Commentary
Doctors at the Center for Media and Democracy have just announced a public health crisis in New Mexico: “Election Denialitis,” a rare condition apparently afflicting anyone who questions the divinely ordained outcome of elections. The outbreak seems...
by Ramona Goolsby | Oct 21, 2024 | Commentary
The New Mexico Constitution is designed to provide a stable, enduring framework for governance, addressing only fundamental issues and rights. However, amendments to the constitution are proposed every single election. Usually, the amendments are confusing and there...
