KUNM Call In Show 11/3 8a: Are you worried that the election is rigged? Or that voters might be intimidated at the polls on Election Day? We'll look at local and statewide races, get an update on early voter turnout and talk about voters' rights at the polls. We'd like to hear from you, email callinshow@kunm.org or call in live during the show.
Guests:
- Lonna Atkeson, professor of political science, director of the Center for the study of Voting, Elections and Democracy at UNM
- Matthew Reichbach, editor, NMPoliticalReport.com
- Sandra Fish, data journalist, NMInDepth.com
- Steven Robert Allen, director of public policy, ALCU New Mexico
- Neal Piltch, head of Manzano Day School, Albuquerque
- Diane Wood, election protection program, Common Cause New Mexico
Voter Resources:
New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State
- Find your polling location
- Concerns? 1-800-477-3632
- This Election Day, Know Your Voting Rights
- Este Día de Elección, Infórmese De Sus Derechos Como Votante — New Mexico Secretary of State Office
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- Voting Rights 2016: What’s At Stake —American Civil Liberties Union
- Voting Rights: Frequently Asked Questions — Common Cause
- How To Become A Poll Official — Bernalillo County
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- Disability Resource Center 1-800-432-4682
- English Language 1-866-Our-Vote (1-866-687-8683)
- Spanish Language 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (1-888-839-8682)
- Asian Voters 1-888-API-VOTE (1-888-274-8683)
- Arab Americans #YallaVote Hotline at 1-844-418-1682
Further Reading
- In Competitive Races Ads Start Positive, Then Turn Negative — NMInDepth
- Rigging An Election? It’s Not So Easy, Voting Law Expert Says — NPR
- Scary Dogs! Rigged Machines! Votes From The Grave! This Election, Paranoia Reigns — New York Times
- No Candidate In History Has Used The Kind Of ‘Rigging’ Rhetoric That Trump Is Using — Washington Post
- How To Win The Presidency With 23 Percent Of The Popular Vote —NPR
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- Latest Election Polls 2016 — New York Times, Published: November 2, 2016
- With Eight Days Before Presidential Election, A Barometer Of Where Things Stand — Washington Post
- 2016 New Mexico Presidential Polls — Election Projection
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- As ID Laws Fall, Voters See New Barriers Rise—New York Times
- House Committee Votes To Advance Voter ID Legislation — NM Political Report
