Local Women and Minorities Voice Opinions in the Upcoming Election
By Lexie McGowen and Elisa Woody / NM News Port The 2016 election is nearing and many women like Anna Duvall, a senior at the University of New Mexico are going to the polls to voice their opinions. According to a Reuters poll, Duvall is among 19 percent of women between the ages of […]
Bernie Sanders Supporters Weigh in on Upcoming Election
By Victoria Shupryt & Viridiana Vasquez / NM News Port Although Senator Bernie Sanders is out of the presidential race, some of his New Mexican supporters will stick with the Democratic Party and vote for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. According to a 2016 Pew Research poll, 90 percent of Sanders supporters became Clinton supporters […]
Bernie Sanders urges UNM crowd to ‘fight to transform’ USA
By Addison Flores-Thorpe and Fin Martinez / NM News Port Vermont Senator — and former presidential contender — Bernie Sanders urged a crowd of an estimated 1500 people at the University of New Mexico (UNM) on Tuesday (Oct. 18) to cast their vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the upcoming election. “I’m going to make […]
Voting Outside Your District in New Mexico
By Stephan Ben Francisco / NM News Port Students attending the University of New Mexico (UNM) who live outside of Bernalillo County can still vote this election. Individuals in New Mexico voting from outside their home district can request a ballot from their county clerk’s office to mail in their vote. “New Mexico is […]
NM 3rd Congressional District candidates offer contrasting views in broadcast debate
News Port partner New Mexico PBS is partnering with public media stations in New Mexico (KRWG, KENW, KANW and KUNM) to present “NMPBS Candidate Conversations” in some of the key 2016 races. In this video that aired on NMPBS on October 13th, the candidates in the 3rd Congressional District race, incumbent Democrat Ben Ray Lujan […]
UNM class holds Twitter debate with secretary of state candidates
By Jeremy Zeilik / New Mexico News Port University of New Mexico communication and journalism students on Wednesday conducted an online debate between New Mexico secretary of state candidates Republican state Rep. Nora Espinoza and Democratic Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver. The candidates participated in the Twitter Town Hall debate and tweeted over […]
Statewide organization urges young voters to register
By Brittany Perez / NM News Port Hannah Perkins, organizer for New Mexico Student Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), says young people have the power to control the future. “It’s their vote and their voice,” Perkins said. NM Student PIRG is an independent statewide student organization that works on a number of outreach programs, […]
UNM international students see stakes in U.S. election
By Tamara Lopez / NM News Port As the U.S. presidential election draws near, some international students at the University of New Mexico (UNM) express their opinions on the candidates. “You people have to choose, and for us we will just get the results,” Mustafa Al-Mashhadani, an international Muslim student said about the race […]
Citizens abroad urged to vote by absentee ballot
By Vanessa Espinoza / NM News Port An estimated eight million Americans live abroad. “It is important that you exercise your right to vote from wherever you are,” the group American Citizens Abroad states on its website. “Don’t let distance prevent you from standing up and being counted!” U.S. state election officials transmitted almost […]
Powell, Dunn waiting on recount in land commissioner’s race
By Isabel Gonzalez and Dominic Aragon / NM News Port / The unofficial results for the Nov. 4 general election show Republican Aubrey Dunn as the winner of the New Mexico land commissioner race — at least for now. The results were so close that incumbent Democrat Ray Powell still has a chance at retaining […]