Two Steps Forward: New Mexico Oil and Gas Industry Grows and Thrives. The NM oil and gas industry contributes over 31% of New Mexico’s annual budget as well as many jobs providing one of the few bright spots in the NM economy. But it gets better. ConocoPhillips, the top natural gas producer in the state, expects the United States (led by New Mexico’s production) to become a net exporter of natural gas within a few years. The current tax base from oil and gas, along with thousands of high paying jobs, combine to make two steps forward for our state.

The New Mexico Business Coalition would like to express its unending gratitude and appreciation to our Veterans. These men and women sacrificed much to secure the freedoms that we often…

The voters have spoken: Statewide results – that are available - can be found HERE.

We are celebrating the election being over and the end of campaign commercials. Millions of dollars poured into the state to influence races and the vast majority of it was used for negative ads. Finally – it’s over!

DO THE DEAD REALLY VOTE IN NM? One person living in Bernalillo County decided to show how easy it is to apply for and receive an absentee ballot for a dead person.

The NM Secretary of State’s office was notified yesterday that three absentee ballots were mailed to one address based on names and dates of birth that had been taken from the Albuquerque Journal Obituaries. The ballots were turned over to the FBI by the NM SOS for investigation. More on the Bernalillo County dead voter absentee ballots HERE.

The LAST thing a NM voter needs to hear when they show up to vote is, “Sorry, you’ve already voted.” It happened in Bernalillo County in 2012 and recently it happened in Rio Arriba County. Requiring a voter to have photo identification would prevent this type of voter disenfranchisement and increase the integrity of our elections.

GOTV: It’s time to Get Out The Vote New Mexico! It’s important that you take time from your busy schedule to vote. Do someone a favor and take them with you.

Be Prepared for Full Ballots: The ballots are very long in some counties due, in particular, to bond issues and judges. The New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) recommends that you get prepared to vote by looking at your sample ballot before going into vote. This will give you time to carefully consider the issues and candidates and research those for which you need more information.