election 2017
V.26 No.44 | 11/2/2017

Eric Williams Photography
Editorial
Fireside Chat Shows Candidates’ Characters
Don’t vote for Trump again
If the meeting of minds at the Albuquerque Press Club had any significance, then it was to show which candidate is fit to be mayor.
V.26 No.43 | 10/26/2017

Election News
Issues, Illusions, Albuquerque
What our next mayor must address
Whoever wins the runoff election for mayor on Nov. 14 is gonna have one hell of a big plate of problems to choke down.

Council Watch
People of District 5
NW citizens choose new councilor
Here are the two people on the Nov. 14 runoff ballot for City Council District 5.
V.26 No.42 | 10/19/2017

Election News
Living in the Future, Dwelling on the Past
Voting progressive as necessity
Local politics is, for better or worse, tied to national politics and voters should keep that in mind when they head to the polls to cast their final vote for mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
V.26 No.40 | 10/5/2017

Tom Arthur
News Commentary
In the Afterglow
November 14 runoff almost certain
The runoff election for mayor of Albuquerque is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 14.
V.26 No.39 | 9/28/2017

Tim Keller for Mayor
Editorial
Tim Keller for Mayor
Alibi endorses Democratic Auditor
In the big pool of mayoral hopefuls, definition would come through a series of forums where candidates were asked to account for themselves and their campaigns, and this is where Timothy M. Keller distinguished himself the best choice for mayor.
Election News
Alibi Brand 2017 Municipal Ballot
Clip out format means easy voting!
Bring this handy ballot guide to the polls.
V.26 No.38 | 9/21/2017
Election News
Approving Bond Issues is Good
Let’s make Burque Better
Among the items on your 2017 election ballot are these bonds.
V.26 No.35 | 8/31/2017

Courtesy Susan4ABQ.com
News Interview
Talking with Susan Wheeler-Deichsel
Mayoral candidate is compassionate, ready to lead
Mayoral candidate Susan Wheeler-Deichsel says poverty is behind many of our problems.
V.26 No.30 | 7/27/2017

Weekly Alibi
Election News
War Chests Filled with Booty
Local candidates look to many sources for funding
Money has been pouring into the 2017 mayoral race at an unprecedented rate.
V.26 No.27 | 7/6/2017

News Feature
The Forms of Things Unknown
Midsummer city politica, explained
An important municipal election is coming up on Oct. 3 with the mayor’s office and five Council seats up for the taking, as well as a controversial ballot question.
V.26 No.24 | 6/15/2017

Courtesy of Pedrotty for Mayor
Candidate Q&A
Pedrotty’s Bigger Picture
Candidate: healthy future is now
Gus Pedrotty's bid for mayor began as idealistic, but has since been transformed into one of the more vital and remarkable candidacies that have passed through this high desert city in ages.
Candidate Q&A
Gus Pedrotty’s Alibi interview [Video]
Gus Pedrotty—Gus, as he likes to be known—stopped by Alibi Headquarters to discuss a bid for mayor that began as idealistic—and some would say unlikely—but has since been transformed into one of the more vital and remarkable candidacies that have passed through this high desert city in ages.
V.26 No.22 | 6/1/2017

courtesy of NM Political Report
Election News
Forum Invigorates Campaign
Mayoral candidates put their dukes up!
Six Albuquerque mayoral candidates faced off last week in one of the first forums of the campaign, answering questions on a wide range of issues like community policing, immigration and economic development.

Diana Cervantes via The Daily Lobo
Editorial
Where to Now?
Mayoral campaign reveals similarities
Amidst so many similar planks in platforms that appear, on the surface, to mirror each other, it’s reasonable to fear that progressive and centrist voters will split the vote unnecessarily, giving right-leaning candidates the advantage they need to win the race and ultimately continue the failed policies of the Berry administration.