With the stroke of a pen, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham enfranchised almost 350,000 independent voters recently by signing a bill for open primaries. Just a few years ago, bills to open the primaries were languishing in the state legislature,

Doña Ana County Clerk Amanda López Askin will seek the open New Mexico Secretary of State seat in 2026. López Askin launched her campaign on April 16, 2025 as she looks to replace Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who was elected to a second and final term in 2022.