Action History
Wednesday February 23, 2005 -- United Voters of New Mexico
Save the Date – Voters of New Mexico!
Protect Your Democracy! Make your voices heard….
Wednesday February 23rd, 2005
United Voters of New Mexico is sponsoring Election Reform Day at the 2005 New Mexico State Legislative Session.
- 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM Be the lobbyist! Information packets will be available for you to share with your state legislators. Leland Lehrman will be in the rotunda to meet you and answer your questions. Leland is tall with long hair wearing a "Voter Verifiable Paper Ballots" button.
- 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Voters lawsuit plaintiff’s press conference: Come hear first hand stories and a legal update from the voters who filed a lawsuit to obtain a permanent injunction on the paperless, electronic voting machines that caused so many problems in the 2004 General Election
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM Verified Voting New Mexico will hold a press conference to address election reform bills. Speakers will include:
- Maggie Toulouse, League of Conservation of Voters
- Agnes Mosses, NAACP
- Representative Justine Fox-Young (R)
- Representative Mary Helen Garcia (D)
- Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino (D)
- 12:00 PM - Finish up lobbying!