SOME ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS HAVE ALREADY MADE THE IMPORTANT DECISION … AND MORE WILL TURN OUT AT THE POLLS ON TUESDAY TO MAKE THE SAME TOUGH DECISION. THE MAYOR’S RACE TOPS THE BALLOT IN THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH EIGHT NAMES ON THE BALLOT.
THAT’S DESPITE ONE CANDIDATE … RICARDO CHAVES … DROPPING OUT OF THE MAYOR’S RACE LAST THURSDAY. FIVE CITY COUNCIL RACES WILL ALSO BE DECIDED…ALONG WITH A CONTROVERSIAL SICK LEAVE ORDINANCE AND A NUMBER OF BOND ISSUES.
CITY CLERK NATALIE HOWARD SAYS YOU’LL HAVE A LOT OF VOTING OPTIONS: THERE WILL BE 53 VOTING SITES OPEN ACROSS ALBUQUERQUE FROM 7AM TO 7PM. YOU CAN SEE A LIST OF VOTING LOCATIONS ON THE CITY’S WEB SITE.
HOWARD SAYS, BASED ON CALLS TO HER OFFICE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF VOTER INTEREST IN THIS YEAR’S ELECTION.
