A reverse Colin Powell, if you will

Hey Rick! Though thoroughly New Mexican, I was born at UCLA hospital. My dad was doing a psychiatry fellowship there and my mom got a music degree. LA -> NM Go Bruins!

Still an LA sports fan ❤️

Please DM me any details, the date, etc. And I can reach out to my colleagues and see what we can do!

Sec. @sosmaggie.bsky.social is right - free, fair, safe, and secure elections require reliable funding. Every state depends on well-trained staff, modern equipment, and strong cybersecurity.

Investing in election administration is investing in democracy itself.

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I’m not sure if we will have a rep on that meeting but my colleagues will and I will let y’all know!

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I’ve been sworn in on the constitution of NM and/or the election code

Trump’s weaponized DOJ is trying to seize sensitive voter data - but Democratic Secretaries of State @greggamore.bsky.social, @sosmaggie.bsky.social, @vtsecretaryofstate.bsky.social, and @stevehobbs.bsky.social are standing firm to protect voters’ privacy and election integrity.

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As both a Dodgers fan and an Election Administrator, I can only say

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I’m elated!!! It was an amazing game

Frustrating, especially after the epic performance of last night

I’ll see how we can! Thank you!

That never gets old ❤️

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That’s fair. There is usually a league of women voters guide for these elections. Try www.vote411.org

24 years later, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11 and honor the first responders who gave everything that day. We will never forget.

Sharing a little joy in this trying and confusing world we are all living in!

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Congrats to the new NASS Executive Board, including:

💙 President Elect - @stevehobbs.bsky.social
💙 Past President - Sec. Steve Simon
💙 Eastern Region VP - Sec. Stephanie Thomas
💙 Western Region VP - @sosmaggie.bsky.social
💙 Member at Large (ACR Liaison) - @sarah4vermont.bsky.social

Sub post to this one, no one bothered to mention that Black people have been here as long as the Spanish conquest, much less that they were caught, enslaved, and brought over pretty quickly once white European started settling here

5/ if we can’t agree on the fundamental nature of this country, then we certainly cannot have a debate. If I say the sky is blue and you say it’s red, what is there to debate about? That is the fundamentals of debate. You have to at least have one core fact that you agree on in order to debate.

4/ (sorry I posted these out of order. My bad.) but what genuinely surprised me was the group’s reaction to Mehdi not being willing to debate a self-described “fascist “who wants one more election and then autocracy from here on out.

3/ first of all, no one, not even Mehdi pointed out that people of color have been in this country as long as white people have. Actually, I take that back, a couple noted that indigenous people were here first and that the border crossed Mexico, not the other way around.

2/ but not about what you think I would be shocked about. It’s not surprising to me that so many people in this country have differing political opinions from mine.

What shocked me was the basic fundamental disagreement about what America is, its real history, and what it should be.

Surrounded | Jubilee - YouTube

1/I watched this full video yesterday with a genuine desire to understand the point of view of people that I fundamentally disagree with. I think that it is important in a democracy or any shared society to do that.

I came away from watching this video, somewhat shocked

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Election Science Office Hours with Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Secretary of State, New Mexico YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy

The latest epi of Election Science Office Hours, part of the @caltech.edu Election Integrity Project is up! Host & LCSSP Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social had a great discussion w/ @nmsecofstate.bsky.social @sosmaggie.bsky.social about her work in, and study of elections. youtu.be/KADAwVJJpnw

More than 8,400 New Mexicans registered to vote in first week of automatic system - New Mexico Political Report More than 8,400 New Mexicans have registered to vote or updated their voter information in the first week since the state launched automatic voter registration at Motor Vehicle Division offices,…

#NewDEALer NM Sec. of State @sosmaggie.bsky.social is modernizing elections in NM—over 8,400 residents registered to vote or updated their information in the first week of automatic voter registration at Motor Vehicle Division offices ☑️🚗
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