IF YOU DIDN'T VOTE EARLY …YOU'LL BE AMONG THE ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS GOING TO THE POLLS IN A SPECIAL ELECTION TODAY (TUE) TO DECIDE IF THE CITY SHOULD HAVE A LATE TERM ABORTION BAN. CITY CLERK AMY BAILEY SAYS ALMOST 44-THOUSAND PEOPLE VOTED EARLY…FAR MORE THAN DURING THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS. SHE'S NOT SURE IF PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN THE SUBJECT MATTER, BUT SAYS THERE WAS A BIG BOOST IN EARLY VOTING NUMBERS.
THE PROPOSED ABORTION BAN IS THOUGHT TO BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE U-S AND IS BEING WATCHED AS A POSSIBLE NEW FRONT FOR ACTIVISM IN THE ABORTION BATTLE. THERE'S ALSO A RUNOFF ELECTION TODAY IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN BETWEEN INCUMBENT JANICE ARNOLD-JONES AND CHALLENGER DIANE GIBSON.
