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NM Redistricting Committee holding Monday meeting at San Juan College in Farmington

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On Monday, the New Mexico Citizens Redistricting Committee will be holding a meeting in Farmington to discuss redistricting plans in the San Juan County area, including state House, state Senate, congressional, and Public Education Commission maps.

This redistricting year is the first in the state’s history where citizens are allowed to submit their very own district maps along with written testimony for free.

According to the committee staff, “Use the public input portal to submit a map or written testimony.  The link to do that is here. Submit a Public Comment or Map – New Mexico Citizens Redistricting Committee (nmredistricting.org) This is the first time that communities have had access to this kind of FREE mapping technology during redistricting to help policy makers better understand and respect what we want and need in terms of representation.”

In order to ensure fair districts are drawn, New Mexicans are encouraged to submit their maps to keep communities of interest together and to ensure the maps do not give any side a partisan advantage. The Committee will listen to concerns from voters and make determinations based upon the public’s input, which makes attending these meetings extremely important.

You can attend via Zoom or in-person, so it is even easier to join the meeting. 

Here are more details about Saturday’s event:

WHERE: San Juan College, Henderson Fine Arts Building, Room 9008

The Citizen Redistricting Committee will hold a public meeting on Monday, August 9, 2021 from 3pm  to 7pm or until adjourned, to provide members of the public an opportunity to share public comment and testimony with the Committee before they begin the development of district maps for New Mexico’s offices to be redistricted. 

Satellite locations  which will be broadcasting this meeting and providing for public comment are as follows:

(Gallup) University of New Mexico Gallup Campus, Calvin Hall Auditorium, Room 248425 N 7th St, Gallup, NM 87301

To submit a public comment, district plan, or community of interest online, visit the CRC’s Public Redistricting Portal.

For in-person attendance at meetings:
Masks are required for those who have not been vaccinated and encouraged for those who have been vaccinated. You are also encouraged to practice social distancing.

To attend the meeting virtually, please see the details below:

Agenda & Meeting Materials: Click Here

Join Zoom meeting through internet browser:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83881073190?pwd=Y2ZRMW1FTnlEZzVjNk9zYU1MWmVoZz09  

Meeting ID: 838 8107 3190 

Dial-in Number: 1 (346) 248–7799 

Passcode: 247365 

CRC Rules of Procedure

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Hundreds attend Alamogordo forum about school mask choice

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On Sunday afternoon, hundreds filled the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts in downtown Alamogordo for a forum put on by the Republican Party of Otero County regarding school mask choice. 

Speaking at the event was Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-CD2), who told the crowd, “I trust the people of America and the people of New Mexico more than I trust our government!” 

“What happens now when we start complying with everything that the government says?” “Look, our democracy is under attack. This republic will not look the same if we don’t stand up against the government on every single level and do what’s right!”

Herrell concluded, “So don’t be disingenuous to our families who are quite capable of making decisions for their families. Don’t be disingenuous to me, to my friends that are business owners, to my friends that live here. Don’t be disingenuous to Americans because we are stronger than that, and right now our resolve is being tested and our faith in God. This is not a surprise to God. And let me tell you: in government, you’ve got show ponies, and you’ve got workhorses. Well, I am proud to stand with all of you workhorses!”

Panelists included Republican New Mexico House Leader Jim Townsend (R-Artesia), state Sen. David Gallegos (R-Eunice), attorney Robert Aragon, Dr. Roger Black, and Sarah Smith, a leader of the New Mexico Freedoms Alliance.

Leader Townsend said, “The school board’s responsibility is to set a platform so each and every one of those children can flourish and to their God-given abilities.” 

Sen. Gallegos added, “If we don’t do what we need to right now, we will never recover this state.” Regarding the New Mexico Public Education Department stripping away power from the Floyd School Board, Gallegos said, “They are looking at power. Every time they take power away, they take it away from you.”

Aragon, who is legally representing the suspended Floyd School Board, said, “What this governor is doing is absolutely beyond the pale. There is no statutory authority that allows her to do this, end of discussion.” 

In a presentation titled Dr. Black spoke about the guidance of CDC, NIH, FDA, and about masks, telling the audience, “I have to be machined to see whether my N-95 (mask) works every day. And you think you’re going to stop a virus with a piece of cloth? It ain’t going to happen because I can’t even stop it with my N95 that’s been tested.” He also provided out information on the science behind mask-wearing.

“There’s science right here above me that says ‘I don’t need you to make up my children’s health care [decisions],” Dr. Black continued.

Sarah Smith added to the discussion about adverse effects of the inoculation from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), talking about only 10% being reported to the VAERS system. She spoke about 13-year-olds who died after getting the inoculation, “A boy from Minnesota who has no pre-existing conditions died of heart failure about two weeks after the shot.” She cited other cases.

“New Mexico kids are counting on this. We have to fix this now, and we can do it together,” she concluded.

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin spoke to the attendees during the question and answer session, and many parents and school board members from across New Mexico asked the panelists how they could help. 

To see the full event, find the video stream here:

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ABQ commenters overwhelmingly reject Keller’s $50M ‘NM United’ stadium boondoggle

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According to a new report released by the Albuquerque Journal, a vast majority of commenters on Democrat Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller’s proposal to have taxpayers fork over $50 million for a new soccer stadium for the privately-owned “New Mexico United” soccer team. The report noted that negative comments on the subject outweighed ones of support 13:1. 

According to the Denver-based consulting firm CAA Icon, the stadium would cost between $65 and $70 million.

Commenters chided Keller asking citizens, already hurting from the effects of the pandemic, to shell out more money for another large project, especially one that would pad the bottom line of a handful of wealthy team owners — while doing not much for the city.

One citizen wrote that the idea was “a handout for private industry that adds no value to lives of the everyday people who make up the community.”

Sydney Tellez wrote, “After nearly 17 months of enduring a major public health emergency, massive economic crisis, and exasperating inadequacies of our social programs, it is tone deaf to spend millions of dollars on a new stadium.”

One person wrote that the people who would have the stadium in their backyard wouldn’t even be able to afford a ticket to a game. “As it is many people living in those areas cannot even afford the ticket price to see a United Soccer game,” Mercy Marrujo wrote.

“There is no silver bullet to the problems that plague (Albuquerque), and, even if there were, it would not come in the form of a minor-league soccer stadium. When businesses and storefronts sit empty all across the city, what makes anyone think that plopping a giant stadium in downtown will suddenly bring those businesses back to life or that new ones will suddenly thrive in and around that stadium,” Alex Curtas wrote.

Supposedly moderately conservative City Councilor Brooke Bassan, who is sponsoring the proposal to send the question to voters, told the Journal, “I am definitely questioning whether or not a stadium should be built; however, it is also more reason for me to push forward for putting this on the ballot.”

Others noted how the idea to finance the stadium with taxpayers’ dollars was “reckless,” “thoughtless,” and “egregious.”

However, City Councilor Isaac Benton, also co-sponsoring the bill to bring the proposal to voters, shrugged off the public’s input. The Journal reported that he said, “he does not gauge public sentiment based solely on emailed comments.” 

If approved by the City Council, the measure would appear on the ballot on November 2 whether to fund the boondoggle with tax dollars or let the private team finance its own stadium.

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NM Redistricting Committee holding meeting in Albuquerque

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On Saturday, the New Mexico Citizens Redistricting Committee will be holding a meeting in Albuquerque to discuss redistricting plans in the Albuquerque area, including state House, state Senate, congressional, and Public Education Commission maps.

This redistricting year is the first in the state’s history where citizens are allowed to submit their very own district maps along with written testimony for free.

According to the committee staff, “Use the public input portal to submit a map or written testimony.  The link to do that is here. Submit a Public Comment or Map – New Mexico Citizens Redistricting Committee (nmredistricting.org) This is the first time that communities have had access to this kind of FREE mapping technology during redistricting to help policy makers better understand and respect what we want and need in terms of representation.”

In order to ensure fair districts are drawn, New Mexicans are encouraged to submit their maps to keep communities of interest together and to ensure the maps do not give any side a partisan advantage. The Committee will listen to concerns from voters and make determinations based upon the public’s input, which makes attending these meetings extremely important. It is increasingly important for Bernalillo County, as races in the Albuquerque area have become increasingly competitive in recent years.

You can attend via Zoom or in-person, so it is even easier to join the meeting. 

Here are more details about Saturday’s event:

WHERE: West Mesa High School, Art Theater

The Citizen Redistricting Committee will hold a public meeting on Saturday, August 7, 2021 from 1pm to 5pm or until adjourned, to provide members of the public an opportunity to share public comment and testimony with the Committee before they begin the development of district maps for New Mexico’s offices to be redistricted. Click here to view the press release for the West Mesa Meeting.

To submit a public comment, district plan, or community of interest online, visit the CRC’s Public Redistricting Portal.

For in-person attendance at meetings:

Masks are required for those who have not been vaccinated and encouraged for those who have been vaccinated. You are also encouraged to practice social distancing.

To attend the meeting virtually, please see the details below:  

Agenda & Meeting Materials: Click Here

Join Zoom meeting through internet browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84674111692?pwd=RDRENEowR0QxcDRLMHhyMjRpZENqQT09 

Meeting ID: 846 7411 1692 

Dial-in Number: 1 (669) 900–9128 

Passcode: 247365 

CRC Rules of Procedure 

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MLG applauds UNM for forcing vaccinations on all faculty, staff, and students

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On Friday, scandal-ridden alleged serial groper Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham took to Twitter to applaud the University of New Mexico (UNM) for forcing all personnel and staff to take the COVID-19 jab, despite the inoculation not being approved by the Food and Drug Administration and multiple cases of adverse effects from taking it.

UNM’s president Garnett S. Stokes wrote, “Today, UNM formally put into place a requirement for all faculty, staff, and students to be fully vaccinated for COVID as soon as possible, but no later than September 30.”

The only exceptions allowed are religious and disability exemptions, otherwise, students, faculty, and staff are forced to take the jab or be subjected to extreme testing or possibly even termination or expulsion.

Lujan Grisham commended UNM on social media, writing, “I commend @UNM for taking appropriate measures to keep students, faculty, and the communities that surround the university safe. It’s up to all of us to do what’s right and to get vaccinated. Visit http://VaccineNM.org today.”

The Governor’s comments come shortly after her New Mexico Department of Education “suspended” a local school board in Floyd, New Mexico for passing a resolution against the Lujan Grisham school mask mandates. 

New Mexico State University is forcing all of its employees to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

It is unclear New Mexico Highlands University, Eastern New Mexico University, Western New Mexico University, or community colleges in the state will be forcibly masking or putting vaccine requirements on students and school personnel.

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TAKE ACTION: Contact NM school boards and urge them to pass ‘mask-choice’ resolutions

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The group New Mexico Freedoms Alliance (NMFA) is asking New Mexicans to reach out to their school boards to take after Floyd Municipal School District and pass resolutions to make mask-wearing optional. 

Despite the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) trying to use Floyd as an example and “suspend” the five duly elected members of the board from service to the community that elected them, the Floyd School Board contends that the NMPED does not have the authority to do such a thing.

“This is State Government overriding the rights of parents to be represented by their local school board officials, who are closely familiar with the community, and elected by the parents,” NMFA contends

Here is a list provided by NMFA of people to contact to urge a “mask-choice” resolution:

Aztec

  • Kevin Summers, Superintendent – adsummke@aztecschools.com, 505-334-9474
  • Fran Dobey – BODOBEFR@aztec.k12.nm.us 
  • Jimmy Dusenbery – boduseji@aztec.k12.nm.us 
  • Laci Phillips – bophilla@aztec.k12.nm.us 
  • Paul Bandy – paul@bandyranch.com 
  • Amanda Miller – bomillam@aztec.k12.nm.us 

Carlsbad 

  • Dr. Gerry Washburn, Superintendent – 575-234-3300
  • Ron Singleton – Ron.Singleton@carlsbadschools.net 
  • David Shoup – David.Shoup@carlsbadschools.net 
  • Simon Rubio – Simon.Rubio@carlsbadschools.net 
  • Robbie Chacon – Robbie.Chacon@carlsbadschools.net 

Clayton

  • Ray Maestas, Superintendent – maestas.ray@claytonschools.us, 575-374-9611
  • Kim Leal – leal.kim@claytonschools.us 
  • Rick Baker – baker.rick@claytonschools.us 
  • Owida Franz – franz.owida@claytonschools.us 
  • Levi Irwin – levi.irwin@claytonschools.us 
  • John Trujillo – trujillo.john@claytonschools.us 

Cloudcroft

  • Tana Daugherty – tana.daugherty@cmsbears.org, 575-601-4416 ext. 177
  • Gerold Green – geroldgreen@gmail.com 
  • Kody Adams – k.adams@cmsbears.org 
  • Lance Wright – lance.wright@cmsbears.org 
  • Dan Hughes – daniel.hughes@cmsbears.org 
  • Danny Ward – dwarden1957@yahoo.com 

Eunice 

  • Dwain Haynes, Superintendent – 575-394-2524
  • Rosendo Caballero – rcaballero@eunice.org 
  • Matt Coy – mcoy@eunice.org 
  • Ashley Davis – adavis@eunice.org 
  • David Gallegos – dgallegos@eunice.org 
  • Kenneth Reed – kreed@eunice.org 

Hobbs

  • TJ Parks, Superintendent – parkstj@hobbsschools.net, 575-433-0100
  • Gary Eidson – gary@jwsc.biz 
  • Peggy Appleton – appleton@gmail.com 
  • Patricia Jones – pdj62nov@gmail.com 
  • Joe Calderon – calderon@valornet.com 
  • Terry O’Brain – terry.obrain@gmail.com 

Lovington 

  • LeAnne Gandy, Superintendent – leannegandy@lovingtonschools.net, 575-739-2200
  • Dymorie Maker – dymoriemaker@lovingtonschools.net 
  • Mara Salcido – marasalcido@lovingtonschools.net 
  • Greg Maxie – gregmaxie@lovingtonschools.net 
  • Pattiann Ancell – pattiannancell@lovingtonschools.net 
  • Dale Dunlap – daledunlap@lovingtonschools.net 

Reserve 

  • Jeff Gephart, Superintendent – jgephart@reserveschools.com, 575-533-6242 ext. 1023
  • Sharon Armijo – sarmijo@reserveschools.com 
  • Sam Nicolds – snicolds@reserveschools.com 
  • Bobby Ricks – bricks@reserveschools.com 
  • Linda Cooke – lcooke@reserveschools.com 
  • Jaqueline Fryar – jfryar@reserveschools.com 

Roswell

  • Brian Luck, Superintendent – bluck@risd.k12.nm.us, 575-627-2500
  • Milburn Dolen – mdolen@risd.k12.nm.us (575) 420-9018
  • James Edwards – jedwards@risd.k12.nm.us (575) 420-0559
  • Mona Kirk – mkirk@risd.k12.nm.us (575) 626-4049
  • Hope Morales – hmorales@risd.k12.nm.us (575) 626-3437
  • Hilda Sanchez – hsanchez@risd.k12.nm.us (575) 317-3469

Taos

  • James Sanborn – james.sanborn@taosschools.org
  • Mark Flores – mark.flores@taosschools.org
  • Whitney Goler – whitney.goler@taosschools.org
  • Susan Trujillo – susan.trujillo@taosschools.org
  • Pascualito Maestas –  pascual.maestas@taosschools.org

Tatum

  • Rusty Henard – rhenard@tatumschools.org 
  • Travis Glenn – tglenn@tatumschools.org 
  • Daniel Palacios – dpalacios@tatumschools.org 
  • Dan Partin – dpartin@tatumschools.org

Suggested talking points provided by the group are below:

  • Stand up for our children.  Vote to make masks and social distancing optional in our school district.
  • Local school districts need to be able to represent the families in their districts. We need to take back local control of our schools.
  • My children are suffering XYZ (PUT YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HERE) from wearing masks in school. Please vote to make masks optional in our school district. 
  • NM children are suffering from the mask mandates. Although some children have no problems wearing masks, there are others who are suffering from blackouts, nosebleeds, headaches, dizziness, and vomiting due to masks. You can see some NM children telling their experiences with masks here: https://odysee.com/@SarahSmith:f/unMask-NM-Children-NOW:d
  • My child cannot learn properly while wearing a mask.  (ADD PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HERE)
  • Masks make it very difficult for children to learn reading and spelling.  They cannot hear the letter sounds properly when voices are muffled due to masks.
  • A German study of 25,930 school children found that 68% had negative health impacts from wearing masks, including headaches (53%), dizziness (27%), shortness of breath (30%), fainting (2%), vomiting (2%) and impaired learning (38%). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33642617/
  • A recent analysis by a University of Florida lab, which tested facemasks worn by schoolchildren, identified 11 dangerous pathogens on the coverings, including bacteria that cause diphtheria, pneumonia and meningitis. https://rationalground.com/dangerous-pathogens-found-on-childrens-face-masks/
  • School districts around the world and in USA states such as Florida, Texas, South Dakota, and Idaho have demonstrated that mask mandates are not required for safe operation of schools or athletics.
  • Nationally, children have a 99.997% survival rate from COVID-19.  
  • In New Mexico, only 0.7% of child COVID-19 cases have resulted in hospitalization. https://cv.nmhealth.org/epidemiology-reports/
  • All students must be allowed to unmask, regardless of their immunization status.
  • Organizations, schools, school boards, school nurses, and government officials who impose mask mandates can be held personally liable for any injuries or damages that occur as a result of these policies.

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Ben Ray Luján wants to give Biden regime power to censor ‘misinformation’ on social media

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It was recently revealed that Ben Ray Luján, who is the senator for New Mexico, co-sponsored a bill with failed 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to censor social media posts about “health care” via removal of Section 230 status for platforms hosting said “misinformation.” Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 states that owners of an internet platform “shall not be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information” posted on their platform, protecting them from libel laws.

“Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, social media companies like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube did little while COVID-19 related misinformation spread on their platforms – fueling distrust in public health officials, promoting conspiracy theories, and putting lives at risk. Online platforms must stop the spread of deadly misinformation, and I’m proud to introduce this legislation with Senator Klobuchar to hold these companies accountable,” said Luján.

Luján chairs the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband.

“For far too long, online platforms have not done enough to protect the health of Americans,” said Klobuchar. “These are some of the biggest, richest companies in the world and they must do more to prevent the spread of deadly vaccine misinformation. Earlier this year, I called on Facebook and Twitter to remove accounts that are responsible for producing the majority of misinformation about the coronavirus, but we need a long term solution. This legislation will hold online platforms accountable for the spread of health-related misinformation. The coronavirus pandemic has shown us how lethal misinformation can be and it is our responsibility to take action.”

The bill would put more power in the hands of unelected bureaucrats in the U.S. Health and Human Services Department by creating “an exception to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act’s liability shield for platforms with algorithms that promote health-related misinformation related to an existing public health emergency, as declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The legislation directs HHS to issue guidelines as to what constitutes health misinformation.” This means that politically appointed, unelected HHS personnel would be who determines what constitutes “misinformation” regarding health care.

As some have rightly noted, such as Walt Rubel of KRWG, “The politicization of virtually every aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly exasperated that problem. … [W]e’ll never be able to stop people from spreading lies and rumors.” 

If Klobuchar and Luján get their way, it will lead to more censorship of conservatives due to the power given to the politically appointed HHS. It would ultimately create more division in the country. 

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Notorious ABQ late-term abortionist moves out-of-state, quits providing abortions

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According to the pro-life group Abortion On Trial (AOT), an infamous late-term abortionist, Dr. Shannon Carr, has quit doing abortions at Curtis Boyd’s Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO) in Albuquerque. Carr is a well-known defendant in the wrongful death case of abortion victim Keisha Atkins, who died following a botched abortion at SWO. 

Carr is known from a 2015 documentary called “The Provider,” which followed her as she traveled for work from Albuquerque to SWO’s Dallas location, which was one of the few abortion facilities in the state of Texas. It does not appear to be in business at this time.

In what appears to be a deposition posted by AOT, Carr confirmed that in 2018 she had moved from Albuquerque to Maine in a 2019 deposition, just released now, saying, “I work at Maine General Hospital in Augusta, Maine.” She was asked what the scope of her practice at the hospital was, to which she replied, “I was hired there to practice office only general OBG-YN.”

Carr was further asked, “At Maine General Hospital, do you currently provide abortion services?”

She replied, “No.”

Abortion On Trial wrote on its Facebook page, “We are thrilled to know that Dr. Carr has left SWO and is not providing abortion services at this time. We hope she continues on this new career path but will ultimately still pursue legal accountability for her past actions resulting in the harm of her patients.” 

“Holding providers legally accountable makes things happen,” added the group.

Carr, once heralded by pro-abortion advocates as a leading abortionist has now shown to have chosen a new career path after working at SWO, which advertises on its website to offer “Abortions through 32 weeks,” including “Late Term Abortions After 32 Weeks on a Case by Case Basis.”

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MLG’s NMPED ‘suspends’ Floyd school board after it bucked her mask, vaxx mandates

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On Thursday, the Floyd Municipal School Board was removed in its entirety by disgraced Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED). The School Board voted on Monday to reaffirm its previous decision to allow students and parents to choose whether to wear masks or whether to adhere to extreme social distancing requirements.

KOB 4 reports, “The five-member Floyd school board was suspended Wednesday after refusing to comply with the New Mexico Public Education Department’s guidelines on masks” and virus protocols.

All of the board members, Leon Nall, Jeff Essary, Vicki Banister, Charlsea Lee, and Ryan Bollema, have been suspended. However, since they contend that the NMPED does not have the authority to do such a thing that the ruling is invalid. 

KOB also noted that Damon Terry, who previously was put on administrative leave by the School Board, was reinstated as superintendent by NMPED. 

““The PED takes its responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all staff and students incredibly seriously. We cannot put students, staff and their families at unnecessary risk as we continue the fight against the Delta variant. By ignoring these basic safety measures, the board impairs the ability of the district to offer safe and uninterrupted in-person learning opportunities,” Stewart said in the suspension memo.

The Governor previously claimed it was time to make “any number of tough decisions ” and that “everything is on the table.” 

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NM Redistricting Committee holding Thursday hearing at Highlands University in Las Vegas

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On Thursday, August 5, 2021, the New Mexico Citizens Redistricting Committee will be holding a hearing in Las Vegas, New Mexico to discuss redrawing state House, state Senate, congressional, and Public Education Commission maps.

This redistricting year is the first in the state’s history where citizens are allowed to submit their very own district maps along with written testimony fo free.

According to the committee staff, “Use the public input portal to submit a map or written testimony.  The link to do that is here. Submit a Public Comment or Map – New Mexico Citizens Redistricting Committee (nmredistricting.org) This is the first time that communities have had access to this kind of FREE mapping technology during redistricting to help policy makers better understand and respect what we want and need in terms of representation.”

In order to ensure fair districts are drawn, New Mexicans are encouraged to submit their maps to keep communities of interest together and to ensure the maps do not give any side a partisan advantage. The Committee will listen to concerns from voters and make determinations based upon the public’s input, which makes attending these meetings extremely important.

Tomorrow’s Las Vegas, New Mexico meeting information is below:

New Mexico Highlands University, Student Union Building, Governance Room SUB 320

The Citizen Redistricting Committee will hold a public meeting on Thursday, August 5, 2021 from 3pm to 7pm or until adjourned, to provide members of the public an opportunity to share public comment and testimony with the Committee before they begin the development of district maps for New Mexico’s offices to be redistricted.

To submit a public comment, district plan, or community of interest online, visit the CRC’s Public Redistricting Portal.

For in-person attendance at meetings:

Masks are required for those who have not been vaccinated and encouraged for those who have been vaccinated. You are also encouraged to practice social distancing.

To attend the meeting virtually, please see the details below:  

Agenda & Meeting Materials: Click here

NMHU COVID notice 

Join Zoom meeting through internet browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87454457724?pwd=K0Jka0hLL1dYREYyTUlYODhYWGJBdz09 

Meeting ID: 874 5445 7724

Dial-in Number: 1 (346) 248-7799 

Passcode: 247365

CRC Rules of Procedure 

The Redistricting Committee meetings begin this week. The first round of eight meetings can be accessed here: Meetings & Transparency – New Mexico Citizens Redistricting Committee (nmredistricting.org) There will be a second round of meetings in late September and early October. All meetings should be Zoom accessible if you cannot attend in-person. 

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