City of Alamogordo, New Mexico

An Election will be held in the City of Alamogordo on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 for the purpose of electing four City Commissioners, considering the proposed city charter amendment question, and a General Obligation Bond question. In only Districts 1, 3, 5 & 7 will the ballot contain a position for City Commissioner. Non-Resident Voters will only be able to vote on the G.O. Bond question. The election will be Citywide (Districts 1 through 7) and all ballots will contain the city charter amendment question, and a G. O. Bond question as they are listed below:

Elected Officials

A. Four City Commissioners will be elected (for a four-year term) for the districts listed below along with the candidates who have filed for the positions:

District One (1)

Richard B. Decker, Sr.
Jason R. Baldwin
William D. Pollard

District Three (3)

Robert G. Rentschler (Incumbent)
Maria Alicia Rios
Andrew L. Baker

District Five (5)

Alfonso “AL” C. Hernandez
Jesse Carr
Roberto Luis Valdez
Joe C. Ferguson (Incumbent)
Chris Lujan
Miguel P. Rosales

District Seven (7)

Susie A. Galea
Thomas M. Olive
Richard Lerry Chapel

Questions that will appear on the ballot

Charter Amendment Question

Amendment No. 1 – Summary for Ballot

Proposal to amend the City Charter to provide that governing body of the city shall be comprised of six (6) members to be known as commissioners and one (1) member to be known as mayor. The six (6) commissioners shall be elected by the qualified voters of each of the six (6) single-member districts. The mayor shall be elected at large.

FOR the amendment 
AGAINST the amendment 

General Obligation Bond Question

Shall the City of Alamogordo issue up to $6,000,000 of general obligation bonds, to be repaid from property taxes, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, equipping, furnishing and otherwise improving land and a building for a family entertainment center?

FOR Family Entertainment Center General Obligation Bonds 
AGAINST Family Entertainment Center General Obligation Bonds 

Voting Eligibility

To be eligible to vote in this Election, you must be a registered elector whose registered address is within the City Limits of Alamogordo. If you are not currently registered to vote, you must do so with the Otero County Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Since the registered voters within the boundaries of the districts elect the City Commissioners, it is particularly important for voters to be registered at the address where they presently reside. If you have moved since the time you registered to vote, you should change your voter registration to reflect your current address.

Non Resident Voting for G.O. Bond Question

A registered, nonresident municipal elector means any person who on the date of election, is a qualified, registered elector of Otero County but who is a resident of that portion of Otero County which is outside of the Alamogordo city limits, who has paid a property tax on property located within the City of Alamogordo during the year preceding the election and who has timely registered with the City Clerk of Alamogordo his or her intention to vote at the general obligation bond election by filing with the office of the City Clerk of Alamogordo a certificate of eligibility announcing his or her intention to vote at such election on the question of creating municipal debt. A nonresident municipal elector must file a certificate of eligibility with the City Clerk on or after Friday, January 6, 2012, but no later than Friday, February 17, 2012 to be eligible to vote.

Absentee Voting

Absentee voting on paper ballots through the mail will be available for this election and can be obtained by contacting the office of the City Clerk. Absentee ballots can be mailed beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, and Early Voting in person on electronic voting machines begins at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Absentee voting on paper ballots and Early Voting by machines ends at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012.

Absentee voting will be conducted in the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 1376 E. Ninth Street, during regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. THERE WILL BE VOTING DURING THE NOON HOUR.

Voting Convenience Centers

Voting Convenience Centers will be used for the March 2012 Election. This will change the polling places for all elections in 2012 to be held at: the Willie Estrada Memorial Civic Center, the Tays Special Events Center, and the Otero County Fairgrounds. We encourage the citizens to contact either the City Clerk’s Office or the County Clerk’s Office on any election day to confirm where the polling places are. We are confident this change will help with the voter turnout on Election Day.

Election Results

Did you know… You can join us on the evening of March 6^th to learn the results of the Election. Beginning at 7:00 p.m. when the polls close the Clerk’s office staff along with the Media, Candidates, Commission members, Staff, and Citizens gather at City Hall (1376 E. Ninth St.) in the Commission Chambers to learn what the results are. We will be live on the 91.7 KUPR FM Radio with Ronny Diaz; 1230 KRSY AM Radio; and Country 105.3 KZZX; and we will have live video coverage through www.alamogordolive.net. We also publish the unofficial Election Results on the City Website at http://ci.alamogordo.nm.us.

Questions/Comments should be directed to Reneé L. Cantin, City Clerk at 439-4205 or by email to: rcantin@ci.alamogordo.nm.us