S4E21 - Changes to New Mexico Election Laws with Bernalillo County's Michelle Kavanaugh
In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Michelle Kavanaugh, the Bernalillo County Clerk in New Mexico.
They spoke about some of the recent changes to New Mexican election law, which include automatic voter registration at the Motor Vehicle Division, semi-open primaries and the restoration of voting rights to citizens after incarceration — regardless of felony status.
Michelle Kavanaugh: If you've been released and you are expected to be a productive member of society, you know, let's get you productive. Let's have you contributing to your community. When you are helping make decisions to better your community, for your family, for your neighbor, for your fellow human, isn't that something that is going to make you feel better about participating in that society in other ways? Of course, it is. So let's get you voting. Let's get you participating. Let's get you really, really engaging.
Eric Fey: All right, everybody. Welcome back to another exciting episode of High Turnout Wide Margins. I am Eric Fey, Director of Elections in St. Louis County, Missouri. With my co-host —
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