Let’s Talk About Voting
This article is written by our Guest Blogger, George Columbo. If you’re a voter of a certain age, you probably remember a phenomenon called ticket-splitting. That’s the term we once used to describe the practice of someone voting for a candidate from one party at the...
Valencia County Candidate Forums – General Election November 2022
As one of its most important voter education efforts, the League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico will conduct two candidate forums for local races on the Valencia County November 2022 general election ballots. These forums will be conducted via Zoom Webinar on:...
Let’s Make it Right
The Office of the Valencia County Clerk proudly proclaims, “We are committed to conductingefficient, secure, fair and impartial federal, state and local elections to boost public confidencein the electoral process.” That is a praiseworthy sentiment, particularly in...
Recruiting Paid Poll Workers & Volunteer Poll Challengers
ATTENTION VALENCIA COUNTY DEMOCRATS We are recruiting PAID POLL WORKERS and VOLUNTEER POLL WATCHERS for Early Voting as well as on Election Day, 2022. The poll workers must be registered Democrats in Valencia County, commit to a brief training, and they will...
Victory! NMSC Rules In Favor of Rodney Jones, Denies Repub Appeal
The Republican Party of Valencia County attempted to block our Sheriff candidate, Rodney Jones from the ballot. In March, Michael Candelaria, Chair of the Republican Party of Valencia County, took Rodney to District Court where Judge James Sanchez made a sound ruling:...
CRT and Why America Needs It
The GOP is making “much ado about nothing “when it comes to Critical Race Theory (CRT). Yes, the country has made some progress, but rooted racism lingers and long-standing disadvantages for people of color continues to be the norm. So naturally the GOP ignores these realities and in order to cause yet another wedge issue for our country, they have reduced the matter to a political stance.
Earth Day: Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area Restoration and the Future
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Guest Bloggers are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Democratic Party of Valencia County. Five New Mexico wildfires made national news last week, including our local Big...
New Mexico Needs Doctors – Here’s What Democrats Can Do to Help That Happen
New Mexico Needs Doctors – Here’s What Democrats Can Do to Help That Happen
Women Making History
On Wednesday, April 7, 2022, a defining historic event occurred. Americans witnessed the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Friday Toons for October 2022 (April Fools!)
It's "Hug a Comedian" day! As a bonus, remind the humorist that, no matter how bad their jokes are, you will not resort to violence. Today is the first day in our lifetime that you can not be detained or arrested for possessing or smoking marijuana in New Mexico. (I...
