NM Voting System

NM Voting System

Who can vote in New Mexico?

• Resident of New Mexico

• Citizen of the United States

• 18 years old or older,

• Mentally competent.

Multiple Choice

Do you have to be a resident of NM to vote in NM?

• Yes

• No

How can you register to vote?

• Go to the county clerk's office or use registration by mail or use a third party voter registrant agent, for example, in the Social Security office, or the Division of Motor Vehicles.

• You'll need to bring a driver's license.

• You may need to bring proof of citizenship.

• You may need to bring a bill that shows your current address

Multiple Choice

Having the appropriate documentation is important to register to vote

• True

• False

How do you vote?

• Know where to go to vote (depends upon your address).

• Bring your voter ID as well as, perhaps, driver's license with you.

• Understand who's running for office, what the candidates stand for, what their records have been in the past, so that you are an educated, intelligent voter.

• Remind your family and friends to vote also.

Multiple Choice

To vote properly and intelligently you should____

• Research who you will vote for

• Watch netflix

• Guess what to do at the moment you go to vote

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS

They have limited power and get their authority from the will of the people.

But not all democracies are the same.

Three common types of democratic governments are

1.Direct democracy

2.Representative democracy

3.Constitutional monarchy

DIRECT DEMOCRACY

• Direct democracy is pure democracy. It's when individuals join up together to elect and dismiss officials.

• This is where the people have real power

• There are three pillars of direct democracy: INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, and RECALL.

Multiple Choice

In a direct democracy the power is in the hands of____

• The governor

• The judges

• The people

INITIATIVE/PETITION

The citizens can create a petition for a public vote on a proposed statute, a constitutional or a charter change, anything that they want different. Initiative can be direct or indirect.

A direct initiative is an item that would be put on the ballot just as it is. And people would be able to vote on it without having to go through the legislative process.

An indirect initiative is when the petition gathers the signatures and then turns it over to the legislative process for them to take action on it.

REFERENDUM

A referendum is a ballot question that comes from either direct or indirect initiative. And it's voted on by the citizens

RECALL

A recall would be an impeachment where voters can remove elected officials.

Local Government

• New Mexico has 33 counties.

• Voters elect county leaders.

  Counties perform tasks that are mandated by the state: running local elections, fixing roads, assessing property, and providing services for people who need them.

• County governments can help people locally.

• They are often the first stop for people to reach one of the three branches of government at the state level.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of local government in action?

• a state senator discussing tax increases with the governor

• a company visiting with a U.S. Senate member to increase exports

• members of the New Mexico legislature meeting with members of the Arizona

  legislature

• members of a school board voting to approve the construction of a new middle school*

Indian tribes and the Federal government.

Unique relationship based on federal Constitution, treaties, statutes, and executive orders.

Tribal governments generally consist of a three-branch government; executive, legislative, and judicial.

Tribal sovereignty recognizes the right of Indians to self-govern= they can make their own laws.

Multiple Choice

Tribal sovereignty is

• Indians are dependent on the US government

• Indians can self-regulate their government