An Associated Press article on February 26, 2009 chronicles a New Mexico bill that would allow a voter to register and vote on the same day starting 28 days before an election. Rep. Jim Trujillo, a sponsor of the bill, explains, "If we don't make it convenient... we're going to miss a lot of voters who should be voting." Additionally, the legislation would allow "an individual's registration information [to be] entered into a statewide computer database at the early voting site." The overall effort is an attempt to "increase voter turnout in elections."
- February 27, 2009 | New Mexico Pushes for One-Stop Registration and Early Voting Rep. Jim Trujillo, a sponsor of the bill, explains, “If we don’t make it convenient… we’re going to miss a lot of voters who should be voting.”
- November 20, 2008 | New Mexico Legislature Considers Same-Day Voter Registration The Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday, November 20, that “Gov. Gov. Bill Richardson threw his support behind [same-day voter registration] Wednesday, the same day it was presented to the Legislature's Courts, Corrections and Justice interim committee.”
- October 24, 2008 | Talking Points Memo: NM Private Investigator in Violation of VRA A private investigator hired by the New Mexico Rpublican party may have been engaging in activity prohibited by the Voting Rights Act
- October 06, 2008 | Serious Vote Counting Error Revealed During Pre-Election Day Testing The New Mexico Independent reported that a voting machine test in Santa Fe County revealed a serious programming error
- September 16, 2008 | Albuquerque Journal Reports on Mistakes in Secretary of State’s Voter Mailings Albuquerque Journal reported that "thousands of voters have been given bad information on how to get their questions answered or where they are supposed to vote in the Nov. 4 general election."
- September 16, 2008 | Common Cause Press Release Identifies Lack of Leadership at Bureau of Elections In a September 4th press release, Steven Allen, Executive Director at Common Cause New Mexico, reports that Jim Noel has turned down an offer to become director of New Mexico's Bureau of Elections.
