TODAY'S TOP STORIES: Secretary of State's office botches voter info
Thousands of voters across the state have received incorrect information from the office of Secretary of State Mary Herrera about where they are supposed to vote on Nov. 4, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
The Journal says its "quick" survey found more than 7,000 voters around the state have received erroneous information, and several county clerks told the Journal the information they sent to Herrera's office was correct, but outdated or wrong information was sent out nonetheless.
For example, Chaves County Clerk Rhoda Coakley said 765 Roswell voters were told their polling site is in Kenna, about 50 miles northeast of the city, and that some of the secretary of state's mailers even misspelled the county's name, using a "z" instead of an "s," the Journal reported.
Herrera told the Journal she accepts responsibility for the problem and that corrected information will be sent out, adding, "I know I have the money to cover this."
Such problems are not new to Herrera. In 2006, while she was clerk of Bernalillo County, residents complained that a Constitutional Amendment question on the ballot in Spanish did not correctly translate the English version and an open space mill levy question was left off the ballot.
Santa Fe will be celebrating the opening this weekend of its long-awaited Santa Fe Railyard project, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports. It has been 13 years since the city, working with the Trust for Public Land, set aside 47 acres of land in the heart of the city from development and created, with public input, a public space showcased by Railyard Gardens, a park with a children's playground and 10 acres of gardens, pathways and gathering areas.
San Juan County's Boys and Girls Club in Aztec is one of three areas targeted by New Mexico Attorney General Gary King to receive federal funding to start an education program to fight methamphetamine use, the Farmington Daily Times reports. King said the pilot program, called Meth Smart, is modeled after a successful statewide program in Arizona and Smart Moves, the local Boys and Girls Clubs' program aimed at a wide range of drug and alcohol abuse. Moriarty and Belen are the other two New Mexico areas that will receive program funding.
Republican candidate Jose Silva's name will remain on the ballot after a state court judge dismissed a suit by state Sen. David Ulibarri that sought to have it removed, based on claims Silva was not a resident of Senate District 30 at the proper time, according to the Cibola County Beacon. Ulibarri still maintains Silva was in violation of the law, the paper reports.
Mack Quintana, a former publisher of the Las Cruces Sun-News and El Paso Times, was found dead at his home early Thursday, the Sun-News reports. The death is being investigated as a suicide.
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