New Mexico Open Elections (NMOE) was founded in 2015 and is a movement of diverse individuals whose mission is to listen to all New Mexicans and their elected officials and provide reliable information about election reform and representational government to improve our political system.

AboutHero

Purposes:

Our purposes include, but are not limited to:
 
  • Deepening and broadening citizen voice;
  • Expanding the participation and engagement of the electorate;
  • Increasing the responsiveness of elected officials to their entire electorate;
  • And reducing violent extremism in our state.
  
 

Goals:

Our goals include:
  • Educating the public and advocating for the passage of a constitutional amendment that allows legislators to be paid a salary and that salary being set by an independent salary commission.
  • Advocating for the adoption of an independent redistricting commission so that the power to create legislative districts is removed from incumbent politicians (aka ending gerrymandering).
  • Educating voters and the public about the inefficiencies in the current political system and proposing solutions to the NM state legislature.
  • Exploring opportunities for independent and minor party candidates to have equal access to being on the ballot.
  • Educating the general public and government officials about the benefits of various forms of open primaries and ranked-choice voting.
  • Working statewide to keep good policies in place, policies that empower voters and expand representation in our state.