The Santa Fe New Mexican daily newspaper carries this story. It says that the speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives now regrets that this year’s session of the legislature made it more difficult for major party members to get on their own party’s primary ballot. The law was changed this year to make it impossible for anyone to get on a major party primary ballot, unless that person gets 20% support at a pre-primary endorsements convention. Congressman Tom Udall is not running for re-election, and seven prominent Democrats have said they wish to run in the 2008 Democratic primary for his seat. That opens the possibility that none of them might get 20% support at the pre-primary convention, which would leave the Democratic Party with no nominee. Thanks to Carol Miller for this news. The law may be amended in 2008.
One more machination with unintended consequences by the EVIL incumbent gerrymander MONSTERS — trying to stay in power PERMANENTLY.
Democracy NOW —
Party Seats = Party Votes X Total Seats / Total Votes
They’re only “sorry” because it’s hurting themselves.
Maybe this willshow them the folly of restricing ballot access. But I doubt it.
Oh, you mean that Democans and Republicrats may fight in public but they dance together behind closed doors?
Beyond showing them (and especially the arrogant speaker) the folly of restricting ballot access, perhaps it will also suggest to them the wisdom of utilizing ranked choice voting in their primary process and throughout New Mexico’s electoral processes.
then again, perhaps real Martians will also be convinced by the state’s new tourist initiative to re-visit Roswell.