City Council District 8 is Albuquerque’s District 8, Far Northeast Heights and Foothills represented by Republican City Councilor Trudy Jones who is running for another term on the council. The election for City Council in District 2 (which includes much of Downtown, the university area and Barelas) ... Brad Winter, a conservative Republican with roots as an administrator at Albuquerque Public Schools announced that he won’t seek reelection in this traditionally right-leaning sector of the city in the Northeast Heights. Do Not Sell My Info 4.

View all 2019 Albuquerque municipal election articles →. A district court judge in Santa Fe ruled Tuesday that reciprocal medical cannabis patients can buy, possess and use medical cannabis in New Mexico, regardless of whether their identification matches the state where their medical recommendation to use cannabis came from. What should the City do, if anything, to help reduce high school dropout rates? 2. The Civil Emergency Powers ordinance was initially passed in the 60s to address potential widespread rioting. The series of mailers also included one with Quintero’s face superimposed on the body of an astronaut. We don't want to act rationally in ways that dramatically empower government and policy makers in ways that­—maybe they're best of actors—but they’re potentially giving them abusive powers to act in the future and I don't want that to happen,” said Paul Gessing, president of the Rio Grande Foundation. “These low wage earners, they’re going to be going to work whether they should or not.”. On June 16, 2014, the Albuquerque City Council by a unanimous vote of 9 to 0 approved and adopted R-14-23 entitled “Railyards Master Development Plan and Site Development Plan” for the rail yards. 2.Do you feel that all increases in gross receipts taxes should be voter approved? Low voter turnout in city elections with any luck will be a thing of the past with the municipal elections moved from October to November and with the consolidated election ballot. The proposed laws would require people in Albuquerque to keep their guns locked in a safe at home or with a secure device in the car when they are not with them. The City Council has approved over $63 million dollars over the past two years to build “pickle ball” courts, baseball fields and the ART bus project down central by bypassing voters and using revenue bonds as the financing mechanism to pay for big capital projects. KOB 5. What do you feel the City Council can do to address vacant residential and commercial properties that have been declared “substandard” by city zoning and unfit for occupancy?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Albuquerque city council voted Monday in favor of amending the emergency powers ordinance to help prevent further spread of COVID-19. 3. Should the city be more involved with the county in providing mental health care facilities and programs? District 5 Councilor Borrego.

“It is now timely for the citizens of New Mexico to once again consider whether the 1986 Amendment should remain in place,” according to a City Council resolution the duo introduced earlier this month. Benton said he’s confident he can win next month. Ultra Health’s attorney, Jacob Candelaria, who is also a Democratic state senator and himself a medical cannabis patient, told NM Political Report that Wilson’s decision will also allow patients to seek medical authorization from another state or from a tribal jurisdiction.

Voters need to demand answers and find out what candidates really stand for and what they intend to do once elected. What would you do to promote dog and cat adoptions or should the city euthanize all animals after a thirty (30) day hold? The 3 separate development proposals are being considered: low density development, medium density development and a high-density development.

“[Quintero is] an ambitious young guy, but I’m confident.”. “I’m hoping that we’re able to get an opportunity with the media, with the voters looking at us to decide what ideas are the best ideas for the city,” Quintero said.

Should the City Council reinstate the “red light camera” program where civil traffic citations are issued to combat and reduce red light violations and intersection traffic accidents? | But the measure was met by heavy scrutiny by Councilor Brook Bassan, who offered 10 amendments that she said were aimed at being less restrictive to citizens. In District 6, incumbent Pat Davis won with a 13 point lead over his opponent Gina Naomi Dennis.

Do you feel changes to the city public finance laws should be made expanding the time frame to collect contributions and making it easier for candidates for Mayor and City Council to qualify for public finance? The contention between the two seemed to overshadow the rest of the candidates as a measure finance committee—the city’s version of a political action committee—which supported  Benton ran a series of mailers accusing Quintero of misrepresenting his work history. Jones has one challenger and she is Democrat S. Maurreen Skowran who qualified for public financing. Much like some political action committees on the state and federal level, municipal candidates in Albuquerque are prohibited from coordinating with measure finance committees.

What is your position on all 3 pending ordinances and how would you vote? 3. He last September introduced a trio of gun-related bills – including one that would ban guns from City Hall and other city property that Gibson and Benton co-sponsored – but they have yet to go through the council’s committee process. Stoking fear and mistrust will only harm our efforts to fight this public health emergency as a unified community.” – City spokeswoman Jessie Damazyn, Copyright 2020 - KOB-TV LLC, A Hubbard Broadcasting Company, Share a News Tip, Story Idea, Photo, Video, Contact Vous pouvez modifier vos choix à tout moment dans vos paramètres de vie privée. He previously covered the New Mexico's legislative session for the New Mexico News Network and served as a reporter and host for numerous news outlets. | The ruling came after New Mexico medical cannabis producer Ultra Health filed a petition asking the court to compel the state’s Department of Health to allow anyone with a medical authorization to use medical cannabis to become a reciprocal patient.

Should the City of Albuquerque consolidate law enforcement and fire services with Bernalillo County and create a single agency under one governing authority?

Are you in favor of the “Dollars for Democracy” program where city voting residents would be given “city vouchers” of upwards of $25 that voters can give to candidates for office and the candidates can redeem the vouchers with the city? Opponents of the ordinance said it would have hurt small businesses. “I think it’s a serious enough or important enough bill that it should be heard before the full council,” Councilor Klarissa Peña said during the committee’s discussion. 6. 10. “That’s a long time ago,” she said of the 1986 vote. Gibson sponsored a similar council resolution in 2015, but it failed. But Gibson and Councilor Isaac Benton want the Albuquerque City Council to encourage the New Mexico Legislature to put the issue back before voters. Do you feel revenue bonds is an appropriate funding mechanism for large capital improvement projects? District 4 Councilor Bassan.

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