Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

Nov. 5 sample ballot

The General Election, what some term the 2024 presidential election, is scheduled Nov. 5.

Early voting began Tuesday at county courthouses.

Early voting ends Nov. 2.

Here are “Super Ballots” for Curry and Roosevelt counties:

President

Kamala D. Harris (D)

Laura Ebke (Liberal Party)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (None)

Chase Oliver (Libertarian Party)

Jill Stein (Green Party)

Donald J. Trump (R)

Claudia De La Cruz (Socialism and Liberation Party)

U.S. senator

Martin Heinrich (D)

Nella Louise Domenici (R)

U.S. representative District 3

Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)

Sharon E. Clachischilliage (R)

State senator - District 7

Pat Woods (R)

State senator - District 27

Patrick Henry Boone IV (R)

State representative District 63

Martin Zamora (R)

State representative District 64

Andrea R. Reeb (R)

State representative District 67

Jackey O. Chatfield (R)

Public Education commissioner District 8

Michael M. Taylor (R)

Ninth Judicial district attorney

Quentin Paul Ray (R)

Curry County commissioner District 2

Brad D. Bender (R)

Curry County commissioner District 4

Seth H. Martin (R)

Curry County commissioner District 5

Derek Kyle Cain (R)

Curry County clerk

Annie Hogland (R)

Curry County treasurer

Ben L. McDaniel (R)

Curry County assessor

Sam A. Kelley (D)

Curry County sheriff

Michael Dean Brockett (R)

Roosevelt County clerk

Mandi M. Park (R)

Roosevelt County treasurer

Victoria Ramos (D)

Roosevelt County commissioner District 1

Jake Lopez (D)

Fabian Elias Munoz (R)

Roosevelt County commissioner District 2

Malin K. Parker (R)

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1 Proposing an amendment to Article 8, Section 15 of the Constitution of New Mexico to extend a property tax exemption, currently only allowed for one hundred percent disabled veterans and their widows and widowers, to veterans with less than a one hundred percent disability and their widows and widowers and basing the amount of the exemption on a veteran's federal disability rating.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 2 Proposing an amendment to Article 8, Section 5 of the Constitution of New Mexico to increase a property tax exemption for honorably discharged members of the armed forces and their widows and widowers.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 3 Proposing to amend Article 6, Section 35 of the Constitution of New Mexico by allowing the dean of the University of New Mexico school of law to appoint a designee to the Judicial Nominating Commission.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 4 Proposing an amendment to Article 10, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico to provide that the salaries of county officers shall be established by the Board of County Commissioners, remove references to the first legislative session and clarify that any fees collected by a county official shall be paid into the treasury of the county.

BOND QUESTION 1 AGING AND LONG-TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT The 2024 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed thirty million seven hundred fifty-eight thousand one hundred dollars ($30,758,100) to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

BOND QUESTION 2 – LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS The 2024 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of library acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed nineteen million three hundred five thousand dollars ($19,305,000) to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, tribal and public library resource acquisitions and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

BOND QUESTION 3 – HIGHER EDUCATION The 2024 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of higher education, special schools and tribal schools’ capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed two hundred thirty million two hundred fifty-eight thousand four hundred dollars ($230,258,400) to make capital expenditures for certain higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and acquisitions and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

BOND QUESTION 4 – PUBLIC SAFETY The 2024 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of public safety radio communications systems improvement bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed ten million two hundred ninety-seven thousand one hundred dollars ($10,297,100) to make capital expenditures for public safety radio communications systems stabilization and modernization and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

 
 
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