Get Governor Lujan Grisham to Veto SB1

The Issue

Recently, the New Mexico State Legislature has slammed a very partisan map that strongly separates communities of interest. Without a full and entire public input and yet unfortunately, it was passed unprecedently. In an obvious gerrymandered map, it would increase the difficulties of our Representatives (and future Representatives) to stay in touch with their constituents, due to the blatant mix of Urban and Rural communities. Every community of constituents deserve to have a Representative that can hear them out at the most flexible way possible. It isn't realistic to have a Representative from Santa Fe (in CD3) to fully understand the needs of the citizens from Roswell. A rural district, deserves to have a rural voice, just as an urban district deserves to have an urban voice. It isn't fair to both of the Congresswomen from CD2 and CD3 - that in a such drastic change, they can't serve their constituents to the best of their ability. As the bill heads to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's desk, we must get her attention to veto this bill!

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The Issue

Recently, the New Mexico State Legislature has slammed a very partisan map that strongly separates communities of interest. Without a full and entire public input and yet unfortunately, it was passed unprecedently. In an obvious gerrymandered map, it would increase the difficulties of our Representatives (and future Representatives) to stay in touch with their constituents, due to the blatant mix of Urban and Rural communities. Every community of constituents deserve to have a Representative that can hear them out at the most flexible way possible. It isn't realistic to have a Representative from Santa Fe (in CD3) to fully understand the needs of the citizens from Roswell. A rural district, deserves to have a rural voice, just as an urban district deserves to have an urban voice. It isn't fair to both of the Congresswomen from CD2 and CD3 - that in a such drastic change, they can't serve their constituents to the best of their ability. As the bill heads to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's desk, we must get her attention to veto this bill!

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Petition created on December 12, 2021