New Mexico voters are getting a final glimpse before election day at political spending by in-state candidates for public office and their supporters that have blanketed mailboxes, television broadcasts and social media with ads.
Candidates and political committees confronted a Thursday-night deadline to disclose contributions and expenditures for October to the New Mexico Secretary of State's Office. Political committees in particular have unleashed a stream of negative advertising with early and absentee voting well underway in New Mexico.
The entire state Legislature is up for election as presidential candidates compete for the state's five electoral votes.
New Mexico places a $10,800 limit on direct campaign donations, while much of the money flowing into election efforts passes without limits through so-called super PACs that are barred from coordinating directly with candidates.
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