NM open primaries could lead to more moderate candidates, experts say

NM open primaries could lead to more moderate candidates, experts say

The governor signed a bill to allow Independents to vote in primaries.

Governor Lujan Grisham Signs 60 Bills Into Law

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham STATE News: SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed 60 bills into law Monday, addressing a wide range of priorities including healthcare access, public safety, economic development, elections and education.  Legislation Lujan Grisham signed will:      Strengthen public safety through measures like the Turquoise Alert System (SB 41) and enhance DNA collection for certain offenders (HB 340).  Support economic dev…

Gov. Lujan Grisham signs 60 bills into law

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs Senate Bill 3, which seeks to rebuild the state's behavioral health system, during a signing ceremony at the New Mexico Legislature on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM)Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed five dozen bills on topics running the gamut from emergency services and elections to public safety and psychedelic mushroom therapy.  She signed Senate Bill 41, mandating N…

New Mexico opens major-party primary elections to growing ranks of unaffiliated voters

A bill signed by New Mexico's governor will allow the growing ranks voters with no party affiliation to vote in primary elections without changing their nonpartisan status. A bill signed into law Monday partially opens participation in primary elections to…

Governor signs off on 60 bills, including measures dealing with primary elections, psilocybin

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed into law bills making it easier for roughly 310,000 independent voters in New Mexico to cast ballots in primary elections and creating a state-run psilocybin program for medical patients.

SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s growing numbers of voters without party affiliation will be able to vote in the primary elections without changing their non-partisan status, under a bill signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The change goes against the results of electoral reform efforts in many other states. Last year, voters in a mix of politically red, blue, and purple states rejected state voting initiatives to abandon…