Elections

Santa Fe residents will vote next week on whether or not to adopt a mansion tax or an excise tax on buyers of homes over $1 million. The tax would add 3% on the amount a buyer pays over $1 million. So, if a home costs $1.1 million, the buyer would pay $3,000. That money would then go to the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.KUNM’s Megan Myscofski sat down with Santa Fe mayor Alan Webber and Office of Affordable Housing Director Alexandra Ladd who says this will make the money the city puts into affordable housing more consistent by diversifying it.

Next month’s election will reshape the Albuquerque City Council, with four of the nine seats up for grabs. How it shakes out could make or break Democratic Mayor Tim Keller’s ability to follow through on his agenda. The last council election saw it inch to the right — a balance that could be bolstered or reversed with two seats held by Democrats and two held by Republicans on the ballot.

While campaigns and news coverage of next year’s general election are already well underway, there’s actually an election to vote in before that one. Early voting starts Tuesday for the Nov. 7 local election and, while online registration ends Monday, would-be voters can still register when they go to cast their ballot.

Early voting starts on Tuesday for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District where three positions are up for election.

Bills aiming to create broader and safer participation in New Mexico elections continued to move swiftly in both chambers of the Legislature Monday.

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