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New Mexicans decide on several constitutional amendments
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Aside from the national presidential and congressional races and the state legislature , New Mexicans voted
on several key issues Tuesday that will change regulation and funding in the
state.
Officials at the University of New Mexico say the bonds include $19 million for
renovations on the main campus and another $5.5 million is set to go to branch
campuses in Gallup , Los Alamos, Taos
and Valencia County
Senior centers will share $10.3 million in bonds for improvements, new
construction and other equipment. $9.8 million in bonds would go to state
agencies for purchasing books, electronic resources and other materials as well
as library construction projects.
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On the two other PRC reform amendments the
voting was much closer. The measures, which would transfer registration duties
of the Corporations Bureau to the Secretary of State’s Office and remove
insurance regulation to a new superintendent of insurance, had 51 percent voter
approval.
Lastly, state voters approved a constitutional amendment that
establishes the Public Defender Department as an independent state agency. The
department provides lawyers to represent people charged with crimes who can't
afford a private attorney. The
amendment calls for forming an independent commission that would appoint the
state's chief public defender, who would then oversee the department.
Currently, the governor appoints the chief public defender.
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ABQ passes minimum wage increase
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An Albuquerque Journal poll last week of likely voters
showed 62 percent were in support of the raise while 30 percent opposed
it. Eight percent of those polled were still undecided.
Tuesday night it passed
with more than 60% of the vote.
Even
though the measure passed, it could be awhile before workers see the increase,
opponents have threatened to sue and there is a chance the republican
controlled city council could overrule the vote.
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Shake up in New Mexico leadership
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| Mary Jane Garcia |
Meanwhile, Questions about how Majority Whip Mary Jane Garcia handled her campaign
finances seemed to have an affect on voters Tuesday as she failed to defeat
challenger Lee Cotter in the state Senate District 36 race.
Steve Pearce and Ben Ray Lujan win re-election bids
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| Steve Pearce |
Pearce won his District 2 race against Evelyn Madrid
Erhard, and will head back to Washington
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| Ben Ray Lujan |
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan,
D-N.M., has won a third straight term in Congress. Lujan handily beat
challenger Jefferson Byrd for the state's District 3 seat in the U.S. House of
Representatives.
Lujan was first elected to the House of Representatives
in 2008, filling the seat left by Tom Udall who ran successfully for the U.S.
Senate.
Martin Heinrich wins open U.S Senate seat
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| Martin Heinrich |
Heinrich carried the
vote-rich Albuquerque area, which is home to a
third of the state's electorate, and he picked up solid margins in heavily
Democratic and Hispanic areas in northern New Mexico
Heinrich's victory ensures
Democrats will hang on to the Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Bingaman, who
is retiring after 30 years.
Exit polls show Obama scored well with younger voters
Highlights of
results of exit polls conducted in
The newly re-elected president had a
commanding lead among Hispanic men and women, but white voters favored Romney. Both
candidates maintained votes within their political bases.
The former New Mexico
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