Election Overtime: Tools for Journalists Covering Elections

This policy brief gives reporters quick access to important concepts, laws, and procedures of elections in New Mexico.

The information is grouped by three pillars: transparency, verification of results, and judicial review. It aims to be a go-to resource, especially when journalists must cover close, contested, and disputed elections. Today's voters have many questions about the fairness of elections. So, the Election Overtime project aims to inform media coverage of elections that helps explain how elections are grounded in the impartial rule of law. The brief focuses on structures that enable fairness and confidence, such as the role of poll watchers, rigorous verification procedures, and the evidentiary requirements of the courts for races that are contested.