Let’s Talk New Mexico 10/4 8am: Around the country, voter participation is surging, and people are predicting the midterms in November will see a big turnout. Still, plenty of eligible people—even folks who are registered—don’t cast their ballots. Are you planning not to vote? Do you distrust politicians, government and the two-party political process? Are you tired of extreme rhetoric and ideological divisions? Do you dislike negative campaign ads? Are you frustrated with who’s on your ballot?
Or maybe you really wish you could vote this year, but you can't for legal reasons or you can't access the polls. What's standing in your way? We want to hear from. Email LetsTalk@kunm.org, tweet #letstalkNM or call in live during the show.
GUESTS
- Oriana Sandoval, executive director, Center for Civic Policy
- Arden Kucate, Zuni Pueblo, Native American Voting Task Force
- Carol Miller, founder, National Center for Frontier Communities
- Lonna Atkeson, director, Center for the Study of Voting, Elections and Democracy
- Rachel Smith, policy director, Albuquerque Health Care for The Homeless
RESOURCES
- Voter Registration Information (New Mexico Secretary of State) 10/9 Last Day To Register
- 2018 Election Information (League of Women Voters New Mexico)
RELATED
- Primary election sees elevated turnout (Santa Fe New Mexican)
- N.M. Official Results Primary Election 2018 (New Mexico Secretary of State)
- Voting in New Mexico (Ballotpedia)
- Turnout in this year’s U.S. House primaries is up, especially on the Democratic side (Pew Research Center)
- Poll: Only 28 percent of young voters say they will certainly vote in the 2018 midterms (Vox)
- For Every 10 Adults In The U.S., Six Vote And Four Don’t. What Separates Them? (NY Times)
- Here’s Why Many Americans Are Choosing Not To Vote This Year (Huffington Post)
- On the sidelines of democracy: Exploring why so many Americans don't vote (MPR News)
