By Julia Goldberg | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning, folks. Happy Monday and welcome to November (we enjoyed the early daylight today…we’ll see how we feel about the early nightfall). We fanned out Friday to talk to some of the last crop of early voters before polls closed on Saturday. Today, we intend to take a look at the final number for ballots cast in advance of tomorrow’s general election. We’ve got plenty of other news for you below on a variety of topics, and more to come at sourcenm.com. Thanks for reading!
Anthony Diaz, left, and his sister Liliana, cast ballots on Friday at the Greer Garson Theater on the Midtown campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Photo by Matthew Mondschein/Source NM)
Rising costs, protecting democracy: Santa Fe early voters discuss their reasons for casting ballots
Source’s Matthew Mondschein spent some time at a popular spot in Santa Fe on Friday talking to voters about the issues that matter to them in this year’s Nov. 3. general election. Liliana Diaz, 20, and her brother Anthony, 19, pictured above, said rising costs and concern over the Project Jupiter data center under construction in Doña Ana County brought them to cast their ballots.
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law Professor Joanna Schwartz, left, and New Mexico Association of Counties Risk Management Director Grace Philips, right, speak to the interim Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee on Oct. 29, 2026, about the impacts of the New Mexico Civil Rights Act. (Photo by Joshua Bowling/Source NM)
New Mexico Civil Rights Act hasn’t sparked more lawsuits, police resignations, early study finds
Source’s Joshua Bowling reports on a new study — presented to New Mexico lawmakers last week — indicating that the state has not seen a significant uptick in lawsuit settlement payments or police officer resignations since it adopted its own Civil Rights Act in 2021.
Advocates urged lawmakers on Oct. 29, 2026, to amend the state’s family violence law to close domestic violence and animal abuse gaps, such as those governing weapons. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline)
Advocates ask lawmakers to close gaps in New Mexico state law regarding domestic violence
Ahead of next year’s legislative session, which begins in January, advocates last week pitched proposals to New Mexico lawmakers to close what they describe as gaps in state law regarding domestic violence. Legislative changes proposed to existing state law would force people named in domestic violence protection orders to immediately surrender firearms, and would include animals in protection orders.
New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial nominee Deb Haaland received approximately $1.5 million in recent weeks, according to New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office filings. (Photo by Danielle Prokop/Source NM)
New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland adds $1.5M to historic fundraising haul in final push
New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial nominee Deb Haaland ended a historic campaign fundraising haul with an additional $1.5 million in recent weeks. Source’s Patrick Lohmann reports on the most recent campaign reports, which also show Haaland’s opponent, Republican Gregg Hull, pulled in approximately $350,000 during the same time period.
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