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In 1997, two District Court judges who lost their 1996 retention elections, along with individuals who had voted to retain them, challenged the constitutionality of the 57% requirement as invalid under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, because it diluted the votes of those who favored the ...
Bernalillo County clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver was the only Democrat to declare her ... Judge Tim L. Garcia (D) Retention election [6] Choice Votes % Yes: 424,372: 70 ...
Democrat Raúl Torrez, the Bernalillo County District Attorney, ... Judge Michael E. Vigil (D) Retention election [5] Choice Votes % Yes: 408,573: 69.30: No 180,965 30.70
Oct. 23—ALBUQUERQUE — As Election Day and next year's 60-day legislative session approach, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman is working to shore up support for a slew of legal ...
Jun. 11—Bernalillo County commissioners have selected three finalists in the search for a new county manager. The commission has scheduled a public meeting for June 18, when the three candidates ...
The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission recommended the retention of all three Doña Ana County judges in the 2024 General Election.
The Metropolitan Court system was established in 1980, all judges are elected by eligible voters in Bernalillo County. Judges hold 4 year terms, in 19 divisions. There are no term limits in the court system and elections are partisan. [1]
A judge is deemed to have been retained if ballots cast in favor of retention outnumber those against. By way of example, judicial retention elections are used in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2008 general election, the voters of Cook County, Illinois were asked to vote on the following: [2]