A PROPOSED LATER TERM ABORTION BAN IN ALBUQUERQUE WILL BE DECIDED BY VOTERS IN A SPECIAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 19TH. IT'S THE SAME DATE FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION, IF NEEDED IN CITY RACES.
THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE ABORTION PROPOSAL WAS APPROVED IN A NARROW 5-TO-4 VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT. COUNCILORS IN FAVOR WERE KEN SANCHEZ, JANICE ARNOLD JONES. DAN LEWIS, BRAD WINTER, AND DON HARRIS. VOTING AGAINST WERE ISAAC BENTON, ROXANNA MEYERS, TRUDY JONES, AND REY GARDUNO.
THE PROPOSAL WOULD BAN ABORTIONS AFTER 20 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. IF NO RUNOFF ELECTION IS NEEDED, IT'LL BE A MAIL-IN ELECTION.
