ACTION ALERT: Call NM House & Senate Leaders About Clean Elections

From Common Cause NM:
Most New Mexicans agree that we need to clean up our corrupt political system by passing Clean Elections. But now, with the session underway, we're suddenly hearing that House and Senate leaders are trying to put the brakes on the public campaign financing bill this year.

With recent scandals and growing public distrust of our legislators, we need a vote for passage of the Clean Elections program in New Mexico now, not stalling tactics and backroom deals.

Please call the leaders of the state Senate and House and urge them to allow the Clean Elections bill to be introduced and voted on right away:

Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez: (505) 986-4727
House Majority Leader Ken Martinez: (505) 986-4776

A brief and urgent phone call from enough of us will send a strong message.  Please let us know that you made the call by reporting back to us.

Last year, we won a big victory by passing public campaign financing for statewide judicial races. This past summer, the Governor's ethics task force recommended that the program be expanded to include statewide offices. We need to follow their lead -- and our elected officials should be leading us to take corrupting big money out of politics, not obstructing progress.

Please call the two key leaders in the New Mexico Senate and House and urge them to allow the Clean Elections bill to be introduced, so we can continue to tackle corruption here at home. Thanks again for your help to clean up New Mexico politics.

Sincerely,
Steven Robert Allen
Executive Director, Common Cause New Mexico