Your Voice, Your Vote Archives

Election reform proposal rejected on day 1 of New Mexico Legislature special session

June 19, 2020 12:02 AM Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — A proposal to distribute absentee ballots directly to registered New Mexico voters without a request or application was…

Gov. Abbott says Texas students to return to school campuses in fall

June 18, 2020 12:18 PM Texas Tribune, Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas students will be returning to public schools in person this fall, Gov. Greg Abbott told state lawmakers on a call on…

Governor rejects request from El Paso’s Margo, other Texas mayors to impose face mask rules

June 16, 2020 4:27 PM Texas Tribune, KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — A request from the mayors of El Paso and eight other big Texas cities for the “authority to set rules and regulations” mandating…

Gov. Abbott says ‘concern, but not alarm’ as Texas virus cases, hospitalizations set records

June 16, 2020 11:26 AM Jim Parker

AUSTIN, Texas — The number of people hospitalized for the coronavirus continued to climb Tuesday in Texas, setting yet another daily record.…

WATCH: Congresswoman Escobar holds town hall on police reform

June 16, 2020 12:19 PM KVIA ABC-7

El PASO, Texas — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar of El Paso held a virtual town hall Tuesday on the Democratic-sponsored Police Accountability and…

New Mexico governor wants to deal with state spending, voting reform & police body cams in special session

June 15, 2020 12:45 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has not yet released the official agenda for New Mexico’s special legislative session due to…

Politicians, Hispanic Hollywood heavyweights work together to help the Colonias during pandemic

June 13, 2020 10:52 PM Wil Herren

COLONIAS, New Mexico — The Colonias have not been forgotten by current and former New Mexico elected officials. The small city that gets very little…

3rd straight evening of El Paso protests features state lawmakers, peaceful end

June 12, 2020 2:25 PM Wil Herren

EL PASO, Texas — Protests over police brutality and calling for the equal treatment for people of color continued for a third straight night in El…

2 new Dona Ana County virus deaths among 10 in New Mexico; governor allows breweries to reopen

June 11, 2020 2:51 PM Jim Parker

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she would allow breweries and brew pubs – but not bars – to reopen at 50% capacity as…

Trump proposal discussed in Dallas avoids committing to major police reform

June 11, 2020 2:08 PM ABC News, Associated Press

DALLAS, Texas — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would pursue an executive order to encourage police departments to meet “current…

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas

New Mexico AG calls for police body cams, ban on chokeholds after Las Cruces officer charged in death

June 10, 2020 8:59 PM Michael Gordon

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico’s state Attorney General Hector Balderas on Wednesday called for police reforms amid protests throughout the…

Texas GOP official condemned for racist Facebook post steps aside

June 7, 2020 9:41 AM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — A Republican activist in Texas under fire for posting a Martin Luther King Jr. quote next to a banana following George Floyd’s…

Colin Powell rebukes Trump as ‘drifting away’ from the U.S. Constitution, voting for Biden

June 7, 2020 8:50 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that President Donald Trump has “drifted away” from the…

George W. Bush said to be among prominent Republicans who oppose Trump’s re-election

June 6, 2020 11:38 PM Texas Tribune

HOUSTON, Texas — George W. Bush will not support the re-election of Donald Trump, according to people familiar with his thinking, The New York…

Biden formally clinches Democratic nomination, sets up Trump battle

June 5, 2020 8:23 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Joe Biden formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Friday, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President…

Texas GOP condemns George Floyd posts by its local leaders

June 5, 2020 8:06 PM Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three promoted a Facebook post suggesting George Floyd’s death was staged. Another shared a Martin Luther King Jr. quote…

Late arriving ballots play crucial role in close Doña Ana County commissioner races

June 4, 2020 4:00 AM Michael Gordon

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Volunteers in Doña Ana County were kept busy well into Wednesday afternoon, tabulating thousands of absentee ballots…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says almost all businesses can open at 50% capacity – effective immediately

June 3, 2020 4:22 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday afternoon announced his third phase of reopening Texas during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing…

NM Senate leaders from Las Cruces & Deming lose as primary voting surges, shifts to absentee balloting

June 3, 2020 2:00 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Local election officials struggled Wednesday to fully tally an avalanche of absentee ballots as voting surged in a primary…

State senate leader from Las Cruces locked in tight race as ballot counting continues

June 3, 2020 11:09 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The incumbent state senate president is struggling in her bid for the Democratic nomination to gain re-election in her…

New Mexico close to historic all-female US House delegation

June 3, 2020 11:00 AM Associated Press

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has moved closer to possibly sending a historic delegation of all women of color to the U.S. House. According to…

With 3,000 more absentee ballots to tally, Doña Ana County to resume counting Wednesday morning

June 2, 2020 4:51 PM Kate Bieri

CLICK HERE FOR ELECTION RESULTS 1:40 A.M. UPDATE: With 3,000 more absentee ballots to count, the Doña Ana County Clerk’s Office will resume counting…

The Latest: Embattled senator loses Democratic nomination

June 2, 2020 11:07 PM Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the New Mexico primary election (all times local): 11:05 p.m. Embattled state Sen. Richard Martinez has lost…

The Latest: Ex-CIA operative Valerie Plame loses N.M. race

June 2, 2020 11:03 PM Associated Press

The Latest on Tuesday’s primary elections (all times EDT): 1:05 a.m. Former CIA operative Valerie Plame has lost her race in the Democratic…

Yvette Herrell wins GOP nomination for southern New Mexico swing seat in Congress

June 2, 2020 9:46 PM Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Former state Rep. Yvette Herrell has won the Republican nomination for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, setting…

Joe Biden wins of New Mexico primary as he marches toward clinching nomination

June 2, 2020 8:17 PM Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — Democrat Joe Biden has won the New Mexico presidential primary, his latest victory in Tuesday’s voting as he marches toward…

Texas Gov. Abbott condemns George Floyd’s death as ‘horrific’ – but also rejects protest violence

June 2, 2020 11:34 AM Texas Tribune, Associated Press

DALLAS, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday afternoon addressed the state’s response to the protests sparked by the death of George…

Biden says Trump ‘consumed’ by ego, not leading during crisis

June 2, 2020 1:35 PM Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Joe Biden mounted one of his most aggressive attacks against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, deriding the commander…

State Senate leader from Las Cruces aims to hang on in Tuesday primary

June 2, 2020 2:29 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

(Editor’s note: Scroll down to the end of this article for the list of polling places in Dona Ana County.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Several…

GOP contest for U.S. House seat in southern New Mexico at stake in Tuesday’s primary

June 2, 2020 2:18 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

(Editor’s note: Scroll down to the end of this article for the list of polling places in Dona Ana County.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The race for a…