ALBUQUERQUE’S CITY CLERK EXPECTS A 12 PERCENT VOTER TURNOUT FOR TUESDAY’S ELECTION. BUT NATALIE HOWARD SAYS SHE HOPES TO GET A BETTER SHOW OF VOTERS THAN THAT. HOWARD TELLS US VOTERS COME OUT IN DROVES WHEN THEY’RE INTERESTED IN ISSUES ON THE BALLOT. SHE SAYS IF PEOPLE ARE INFORMED ABOUT WHAT’S ON THE BALLOT, THEY’RE MORE APT TO VOTE, ESPECIALLY IN A MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
HOWARD SAYS THE BIOPARK TAX INITIATIVE AND THE 12 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS THAT WOULD PAY FOR PROJECTS RANGING FROM STREETS TO PARKS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. THE COUNCIL RACES IN DISTRICTS 2, 4, 6, AND 8 SHOULD ALSO INTEREST VOTERS. CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING AGAINST EACH OTHER IN DISTRICTS 4 AND 6.
