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Tags: campaign finance reporting, Ethics Reform, Mary Herrera, New Mexico Secretary of State
Tags: campaign finance reporting, Ethics Reform, Mary Herrera, New Mexico Secretary of State
It's already deplorable that the State of New Mexico requires so few campaign expenditure reports - just two - before the June primary, and both of them fall after voters have already begun voting with absentee ballots.
Now, the latest news that the Secretary of State's office won't have campaign information online until May 26th is simply ludicrous, after hundreds of thousands of tax dollars and sworn promises to fix this system that has been broken since... well, forever.
By May 26th, it's possible that at least a third of voters who will cast ballots for this year's primary will have already voted, without even the chance to see who is funding candidates.
New Mexicans deserve a better answer than a "sluggish database." Other states with monstrously more candidates and voters have managed to have a searchable, online and timely reporting system that is easy for both candidates and citizens to use for years.
If the primary is a test-run for the general election for the new staff at the Secretary of State's office, we're in for potentially catastrophic problems in November. In a state that seems to like razor-thin margins, that's not a good sign.
Now, the latest news that the Secretary of State's office won't have campaign information online until May 26th is simply ludicrous, after hundreds of thousands of tax dollars and sworn promises to fix this system that has been broken since... well, forever.
By May 26th, it's possible that at least a third of voters who will cast ballots for this year's primary will have already voted, without even the chance to see who is funding candidates.
New Mexicans deserve a better answer than a "sluggish database." Other states with monstrously more candidates and voters have managed to have a searchable, online and timely reporting system that is easy for both candidates and citizens to use for years.
If the primary is a test-run for the general election for the new staff at the Secretary of State's office, we're in for potentially catastrophic problems in November. In a state that seems to like razor-thin margins, that's not a good sign.
