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Back to our history …. The American civilian authority only started when General Kearney left in 1846 and left Francis Preston Blair, Jr., to draw up a code of laws to apply for territorial status.  By 1848, the Civilian authority was re-established after the 1847...

Further details on County Clerk Clark’s Project Bruno Award Key features of Project Bruno include: Extended Tabulator Power Resilience: Increases the duration that tabulators can operate without external power, ensuring election continuity during outages. Real-Time...

Call with Raskin, Stansbury Dems Taking Action Increased Coordination: All 215 House Democrats are in constant communication, and Senate Democrats are doing the same. Disrupting Republican Actions: Using voting power and actions to obstruct, even if it’s not always...

March 3, 2025 Pursuant to the official call for the Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) Spring 2025 State Central Committee (SCC) meeting, to be held Saturday, April 26, 2025, I am writing to provide you with the call to the Santa Fe County Central Committee...

Here's a rundown on the legislative agenda from Somos Acción  SB36 Non-disclosure of sensitive personal information and MVD data: This would limit state employees' and agencies' information, including certain MVD records sold to for-profit data brokers. (Sponsors Sen....

Plans Legislators Announced at Town Hall Peter Wirth Expects to expedite Behavioral Health and Criminal Competency in the first 30 days. Establish $1 billion behavioral health care trust fund with an annual 5 percent distribution. Target money for behavioral health...

Democratic Party of Santa Fe County Announcement of Ward Meetings Elect Ward Officers and Representatives to the County Central Committee Calling all registered Democrats to get involved by taking part in your ward meetings and elections. You are the backbone of our...

Healthcare Acquisition Oversight – Until last year, New Mexico was one of only 11 states with no oversight over hospital sales. This bill would allow New Mexico to review pending transactions of our hospitals and healthcare facilities to ensure that any change in...

Ward chair roles: Convene and preside over ward meetings. There isn’t a set requirement for the number or frequency of meetings, but our commitment to democracy within the party implies that wards should sometimes meet. Ensure that meetings are conducted according to...

Wards 101 Wards are the grassroots organizing divisions of the Democratic Party in Santa Fe County. The County’s 179 precincts are divided into 19 wards, with three or four wards in each of the county’s five county commission districts. Thus, Wards 1A-1D, 2A-2C,...