ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Mayoral candidates in Albuquerque who opt into public financing won’t likely get an extra financial boost in time to shape the 2017 mayoral race.
The Albuquerque Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2iwBtQT) that city councilors had hoped to add a public-financing question to the Feb. 7 ballot, which is when voters head to the polls for a Board of Education election.
But officials say the deadline has passed to publish legal notices needed to combine a special city election with the school one.
The upshot is that mayoral candidates who qualify for public financing are likely to end up with about $379,000 during the campaign.
The proposal to boost the funding would’ve given them about $663,000.
The smaller amount might persuade some candidates to avoid public financing and just raise their own money.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.