SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court wants more information about a lawsuit seeking to restore an option allowing voters to make a single ballot mark to support a party's entire slate of candidates. The justices are asking Democrats to outline what would happen if the straight ticket option was allowed now that absentee voting has started in the general election.
Finance Authority warns NM of problems SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Finance Authority's CEO is warning of a "firestorm" of legal problems if the state tries to shift tax money away for the embattled authority. The authority acts as a bank for government infrastructure projects and has come under greater scrutiny because its financial audit was faked earlier this year. Authority CEO John Gasparich told a legislative committee the agency's ability to make loans would be greatly reduced without the tax money. | Group mulls Immigrants licenses ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An immigrant advocacy group says it's not surprised that a newly formed sheriffs group is mulling whether to lobby for the repeal of a New Mexico law allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. Somos Un Pueblo Unido says repealing the law would mean law enforcement wouldn't be able to keep track of immigrants at all. |