On Saturday, March 19, the New Mexico House passed SB 403, the omnibus election law bill sponsored by the organization of County Clerks. Among its many election law provisions, it improves the petition deadline for independent candidates by three weeks, and lowers the number of signatures for petitions to recognize minor parties in midterm years. The bill is now through the legislature. It passed unanimously in both houses. Much credit for the ballot access improvements goes to Alan Woodruff, who is a current member of the Green Party and who worked with the County Clerks. Also Daniel Ivey-Soto, Executive Director of the County Clerks organization, was very helpful.