League of Women Voters
of Central New Mexico
Serving Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia, and Torrance Counties
(Updated 5/8/2013)
(Updated 5/8/2013)
FacebookThe League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. We encourage you to become a member!
The League's State Convention will be held in Las Cruces, May 18-19. A full schedule has been planned, to include proposed changes to the League's positions, bylaws, and program, and presentation of the draft 2013-2015 budget. Former Governor/new NMSU president Garrey Carruthers will speak at the Saturday banquet, while Sen. Martin Heinrich's Las Cruces representative, Jake Rollow, will address Immigration Reform at the opening Saturday luncheon.
All the details can be found in the Spring 2013 La Palabra (PDF). For more information, see also the Convention page. Each local League will send delegates, but other members are welcome to attend as observers.
There will be no unit meetings in May, due to Annual Meeting and LWVNM Convention. In June, July and August, the only unit will be the Luncheon Unit. The normal schedule of three units per month will resume in September.
The May 2013 Voter is now online. Contents include details on the proposed New Mexico Mental Health Care study, a Timekeeper Workshop, more LWVNM Convention information, and a book review by Olin Bray of Eric Topol's The Creative Destruction of Medicine.
You can view or download back issues of the Voter all the way back to 2005 by going to the Newsletters page.
La Palabra, the newsletter of the State League, is posted online at the Newsletters page. The most recent issue is the Spring Convention issue (PDF). 2013 is a State Convention year, and this issue contains important information for attendees and members in general. It's like the LWVCNM Convention Voter "on steroids"!
The popular Who's Who, listing all your elected officials and how to contact them, has been updated to reflect the results of the November general election and other changes that took place in 2012. Download a copy here. Hardcopies are available at libraries and the League office. The Who's Who is a publication of the League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico Education Fund (a 503(c) organization).
The 2013-4 Voters Key, a publication of the state League, is available as well at libraries, the League offices throughout the state, and online. (PDF format, 207 KB). The Voters Key is a publication of the League of Women Voters of New Mexico Education Fund, a 503(c) organization.