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Sunday, September 02, 2007

Register by September 4 to Vote in Albuquerque's Municipal Election

Albuquerque's municipal election day is October 2, 2007. There will be city council elections for each of the even numbered districts, as well as ballot initiatives and bond issues. You must be registered to vote by the end of the day on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 in order to vote on October 2nd.

Absentee (mail-in) ballots started being sent out to registered voters who request them on August 28, 2007. Call the Albuquerque City Clerk at 768-3030 to request one. Early in-person voting will begin on September 12, 2007 at various locations. This information and more can be found at the website of the Albuquerque City Clerk or by calling 768-3030.

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You can also often get voter registration forms at libraries and community centers. Click for contact info for libraries and community centers, but call them first before visiting them. Then return the completed form to the City Clerk's office

City Council Candidates Seeking Election: I'm listing party affiliation, although this election is officially nonpartisan

District 2:

  • Councilor Debbie O'Malley (D), incumbent, current City Council President
  • Katherine C. Martinez (D), Government Affairs, Home Builders Association of Central NM

District 4:

  • Councilor Brad Winter (R), incumbent, employed by APS
  • Paulette de'Pascal (D), business consultant

District 6: Councilor Martin Heinrich is not seeking re-election.

  • Rey Garduño (D), retired, community activist
  • Joan Griffin (recently changed from R to D), public relations and business owner
  • Kevin Wilson (R), owner of toy store
  • Blair Kaufman (D), Governing Board, CNM

District 8: Councilor Craig Loy is not seeking re-election.

  • Trudy Jones (R), real estate broker

District 9: Recall election to remove Councilor Don Harris (R).

To see our previous posts on Albuquerque Municipal Election, see our archive.

September 2, 2007 at 01:36 PM in 2007 Albq. Municipal Elections, Election Reform & Voting | Permalink

Comments

Why is Blair Kaufman listed as "Governing Board, CNM" when his full-time job is school principal for APS?

Posted by: Michelle Meaders | Sep 2, 2007 5:52:35 PM

Maybe because there's no good source of information on him. He's hardly done a good job of getting the word out in his campaign. I think that's something to be considered in voting in the race. He seems like a Johnny Come Lately to me. He didn't bother to qualify for public funding either did he?

Posted by: KB | Sep 3, 2007 12:38:11 AM

Yes, he filed too late to qualify for it. He also told the August DFNM meeting that he didn't believe in it. This was right after Rey G. told the meeting how he worked hard with Common Cause to get it passed, and was proud to run on it.

Posted by: Michelle Meaders | Sep 3, 2007 11:21:21 AM

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