Covering the East Mountains, Edgewood and the Estancia Valley

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FAQs
Why aren’t all communities listed? Municipalities in New Mexico have the option to hold local elections in either March 0r November. All local elections appearing on ballots in November 2023 are included in our guide.
I’m a candidate but did not respond to your questionnaire. Can I still be included? All candidates for school board and local elections were emailed a voter guide questionnaire to the address listed in your filings. Simply return the questionnaire or reach out to tierna@newmexico.news to be included. Late responses can still be included online and in future reprints.
Look for our candidate questionnaires and ballot guides in the print issue of The Independent and online here next week.
On Your ballot
Corrales Author Collects Two Big Awards
Corrales resident Jim Tritten’s photo graces this month’s cover of Military Writers Society of America magazine as the organization’s Writer of the Year. On the heels of that, he was recognized by SouthWest Writers as…