November 28, 2017 •
New Mexico Secretary of State to Offer Sexual Harassment Training for Lobbyists
Sec. of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced a plan to offer lobbyists the option to voluntarily sign up for and receive sexual harassment training prior to each legislative session. Lobbyist registration forms will be amended to include a checkbox confirming […]
Sec. of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced a plan to offer lobbyists the option to voluntarily sign up for and receive sexual harassment training prior to each legislative session.
Lobbyist registration forms will be amended to include a checkbox confirming a lobbyist has received the provided sexual harassment training.
Dates and logistics for the training have yet to be announced.
September 11, 2017 •
Secretary of State Adopts New Campaign Finance Rules for New Mexico
On September 8, 2017, Sec. of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver adopted campaign finance rules after three months of public hearings and reviews. Oliver introduced the rules to clarify New Mexico’s Campaign Reporting Act (CRA) and bring the CRA into constitutional […]
On September 8, 2017, Sec. of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver adopted campaign finance rules after three months of public hearings and reviews.
Oliver introduced the rules to clarify New Mexico’s Campaign Reporting Act (CRA) and bring the CRA into constitutional compliance.
Under the new rules, independent expenditure groups will be required to disclose their significant donors if they expend on any single political advertisement more than $2,500 for a statewide race or more than $1,000 on any non-statewide race.
The rules will be effective October 10, 2017, and are available at the secretary of state’s website.
July 26, 2017 •
NM Sec. of State Releases Revised Campaign Finance Rule Draft
After the first comment period ended on July 19, Sec. of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has released a revised campaign finance rule draft. One revision would require a person who makes independent expenditures of $3,000 or less in a non-statewide […]
After the first comment period ended on July 19, Sec. of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has released a revised campaign finance rule draft.
One revision would require a person who makes independent expenditures of $3,000 or less in a non-statewide race to report identifying information on each person who contributes more than $200 in the previous 12 months, while statewide races would require spending of $7,500 or less for the same level of disclosure.
Interested individuals may submit official comments on the revised draft until 5:00 p.m. on August 29, 2017.
The final rule is expected to be completed this fall with an October 2017 effective date. The revised rule is available on the secretary of state website.
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