A new lawsuit alleges that some New Mexico residents with felony convictions have been wrongly denied ballot access despite state lawmakers restoring their voting rights.

State lawmakers last year restored voting rights to an estimated 11,000 New Mexicans released from prison after serving time for felony charges.

Less than six weeks to go until Election Day. In New Mexico, early voting starts in about two weeks on Oct. 8.

Early voting in Doña Ana County begins Oct. 8, and voters will get a first look at candidates for the 2024 general election this week. The non-partisan League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico is hosting two public forums for local candidates.

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will be in New Mexico this week for various events with the state's three House members. While information about certain events is under embargo, the office of U.

When longtime Republican Sen. Click Bishop abruptly announced in May that he would not run for re-election, it set off a scramble. With days to go before the filing deadline, four candidates hurriedly signed up to run for Bishop’s former seat in the Interior.

A judge unsealed a lengthy motion Wednesday that says Donald Trump acted in a private capacity when he tried to overturn the 2020 election.

House Democrats need to flip just four seats to take the chamber’s majority in November, and super PACs are going all out on the airwaves in battleground districts, blasting Republicans over abortion and reproductive rights in ads.

People running to represent their communities in the New Mexico Legislature reported raising nearly $5.8 million over the last several months as they look toward the November general election. All 42 Senate seats are on the ballot this November,

My name is Daniel, and I’m the state government and lead politics reporter for The New Mexican. It’s my honor to introduce you to The Roundhouse Report, a newsletter covering politics in New Mexico. The newsletter will include some of the biggest headlines of the week and other interesting tidbits, as well as a preview of what’s ahead.