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Healthy
Communities Human
Rights Civic
Participation
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New Mexico Voices for Children believes everyone's
voice has a place in our government. We support policies that encourage civic
participation within communities and the government, and we keep our members informed
about what's happening locally and nationally with our e-Voices. We especially encourage participation of young people in the development
of policies that impact them and their peers.
We encourage civic engagement
through several of our programs:
New Mexico Voices for Children supports these policies:
- Public financing of political campaigns. Running for public office has become
so expensive that only people with money or connections can afford to do so. Because
of the expense, elected officials are more beholden to those who financed their
campaigns than to those who voted them into office. Recent court rulings, determining
that money equals free speech, serve to further disenfranchise vulnerable populations—children, low-income families, the elderly and the disabled. When candidates
have the option of running a publicly financed campaign, the field of candidates
enlarges to include more women and minorities, and voters have the option of electing
someone more likely to represent their best interests.
- Webcasting
of legislative committee sessions to enable citizens to view the legislative process.
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