State Convention April 25-27
The LWVNM State Convention will be April 25-27 at The Lodge in Santa Fe, with a banquet at La Fonda.
The Convention is where we revise our positions on issues, approve new studies and other program items, and elect new board members. All members are welcome to attend.
For more details and to register, see the
LWVNM State
Convention page.
The 2025 Legislature is Over
The 2025 Legislative Session ran Jan 21 - Mar 22.
The League tracks a list of bills and advocates for or against them throughout the legislative session.
Advocacy is coordinated by our Action Committee: see the Action page for more details on the session, how to follow bills and how to get involved.
See the list of bills we're tracking: 2025 Tracking Sheet.
Redistricting Reform Moving Forward
We are gaining support for SJR9 - Independent Redistricting Commission.. So far, we have 6 co-sponsors: Senators Figueroa, Jaramillo, Padilla, Stefanics and Sedillo Lopez and Representative Cates. For the latest updates and how you can act go to: Fair Districts for New Mexico.
Watch: 2025 Advocacy Workshop
The Advocacy Workshop was Saturday, January 4, and featured Senator Carrie Hamblen (D-Dona Ana), Representative Rebecca Dow (R-Grant, Hidalgo & Sierra), and Linda Siegle (Owner, Resources for Change) speaking on how to advocate more effectively at the Legislature.
You can find more details, and the documents discussed at the workshop here: 2025 LWVNM Advocacy Workshop.
Legislators Now Have District Legislative Aides
The League of Women Voters of New Mexico would like want to congratulate the Legislature for taking a great step forward in the modernization of the New Mexico Legislature by enabling - the legislators to hire now have District Legislative Aides (DLAs). The funding for the DLAs is included in House Bill 1 that funds other legislative functions.
The operation of the District Legislative Aides is spelled out in this NMLegis handout: 27. LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OFFICES.
You can find out the contact information for athe legislator’s DLA at the following links. Not all legislators have made the hires yet and the newly elected legislators may not show up on the links below until the start of the session.
Senators: Legislators Listing
Representatives: Legislators Listing
This is a new and important step forward, but may take time to be fully implemented. So be patient.
Join us!
LWVNM has four local Leagues:
You can join your local League (click on the links above), or
join LWVNM as a Member at Large.
Current Activities
During the Legislative Session, we advocate for and against bills as they pass through the legislature. See more details on our Action page.
We produce a statewide, nonpartisan Voter Guide for New Mexico, at Vote411.org (only available during elections).
The League leads the Fair Districts for New Mexico Project, promoting fair and transparent redistricting for New Mexico and gearing up for legislation in the 2025 session. Please visit the Fair Districts web site for updates. Or watch the 90 Second Video to Promote an Independent Redistricting Commission.
To see what we've been doing recently, see the
News page.
For more information on our ongoing activities, see the
Programs page.
Latest La Palabra
The Spring 2025 La Palabra (PDF, 944Kb) newsletter is out, with a focus on the State Convention.
Call to Convention; Co-Presidents' Report; Convention Schedule, Information and Registration Form; Nominating Committee Report; Bylaws Amendments; Program Items for Consideration; Federal Judiciary Study; Budget Committee Report; Action Report; Budget Spreadsheet; Immigration Report; Local League News.
Keep up to date by reading La Palabra!
For issues of La Palabra dating back to 2005, see the Newsletters page.