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Submission Deadline 11:59 PM Sunday Night
email secretary@dptc-nm.org with your submission
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Democratic Party of Torrance County Newsletter
October 19, 2026
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Hello Fellow Democrats,
Expanded Early Voting has begun, with the addition of the Moriarty Civic Center in Moriarty open for voting from 10 AM to 6 PM, Tuesdays thru Saturdays, in addition to voting at the Torrance County Administration Building (205 S. 9th St., Estancia) from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Mondays thru Thursdays. We’re expecting my race for County Commissioner in District 2 and Albert Chavez’s race in District 1 to be extremely close. Geno Jones’ bid for County Assessor county-wide very well might also be close.
We need for EVERY Democrat in Torrance County to make their voices heard by voting, and also need for Declined to State (independents) and a significant number of Republicans to vote for myself, Albert and Geno if we’re going to have a chance to move Torrance County forward! Even though it’s hoped that the “Trump Effect” will cause some Republicans to just stay home this election cycle, in my race we estimate that we’ll need the votes of about 150 Republicans, in addition to ALL the Democrats and D-leaning independents, in order for me to win. I think that I’ve got commitments from 70 to 75 Republicans, but we need far more than that to turn this seat blue.
Please tell all your friends and neighbors, including Republicans and DTSs, to go vote and to “vote blue”, at least in the local races where party affiliation really shouldn’t matter.
STAND UP, PUSH BACK! CONTINUE THE FIGHT!
Bill
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Show up! Vote Blue!
Take someone with you.
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TRUMP LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING!
Refute the Republican Rhetoric
By Bill Peifer
Our “Trump Lie” for this week is a very simple little 12-word lie. On Friday he posted on Untruth Social:
They will all go to jail for a long period of time!!!
That was posted along with an image of a post that someone named Matt Finn made on Elon Musk’s X platform. Finn’s post was as follows:
NEW: In a new letter to LA County, the DOJ warns that if the County allows ballot processors to tabulate the votes of alleged non-citizens, they are opening themself [sic] to federal criminal prosecution.
Well, Matt Finn, who’s a “correspondent” for the FAUX News entertainment network, didn’t exactly lie, since LA County did receive a copy of the letter that the DOJ sent to the state of California demanding that they remove non-citizens from their voter rolls. The threat was on a handwritten note that accompanied the copy of the letter sent to Sacramento along with a password-protected flash drive. LA County hasn’t even opened the flash drive yet, so they don’t know exactly what’s on it, but the CA Secretary of State’s office says that they were only provided with a list of names, without any other identifying information necessary to act, like addresses, SSANs or driver’s license numbers.
So, what they have is a list of names of people that Homeland Security has identified as “likely” undocumented immigrants. Hypothetically, let’s suppose that the name Juan Gonzales appears on that list. There could be thousands of people in California, hundreds just in LA County, named “Juan Gonzales”. Trump and his DOJ are demanding that California strip ALL the people with that name of their right to vote, and threatening state and county officials with “jail for a long period of time” if they don’t comply. Multiply that issue by, potentially, hundreds of common Hispanic names, and you can see the possible impact at this attempt at voter suppression.
Previously, the administration claimed Nevada had 1,500 noncitizen voters on its voter rolls, but after the federal government fully identified them to the state, the number of actual registered noncitizens turned out to be ZERO! So, Trump’s lie this week is that hundreds of election officials in California “will all go to jail for a long period of time”. More empty threats from the Bully in Chief.
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Early Voting Has Begun!
15 Days Until Election Day!
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Bethel Storehouse
Donate here. 100% of your donation goes directly to Bethel Storehouse.
Click Here
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EVERY SATURDAY - 12 PM - 1 PM
Save Democracy! Protest - Moriarty
Corner of Rt. 41 & 66
THIS A RECURING EVENT - EVERY SATURDAY
EVERY SUNDAY - 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Solidarity Sundays Protest - Tijeras
Corner of Old 66 and Rt. 337
THIS A RECURING EVENT - EVERY SUNDAY
OCTOBER 6, 2026 EARLY IN PERSON VOTING BEGINS
Torrance County Admin Bldg.
205 S. Ninth Street Estancia
OCTOBER 17, 2026 ALTERNATE EARLY IN PERSON VOTING
Moriarty Civic Center
202 Broadway Avenue Moriarty
NOVEMBER 3, 2026 ELECTION DAY
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OR
You can mail a check to:
Democratic Party of Torrance County
PO Box 2206, Moriarty NM 87035
(make check payable to Democratic Party of Torrance County)
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Our Office!
Still Looking for Help!
Yes, we still have an office in Moriarty! It is in the same shopping center as Moriarty Foods. Stop by some time and check it out. WE NOW HAVE NEW LIGHTING!
We are currently looking for volunteers to staff the office on Wednesday or Saturday shift - If you would like to help email Millie.
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REMEMBER HOW WE GOT HERE PEOPLE?
OVER 90 MILLION AMERICANS
DID NOT BOTHER TO VOTE!
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2026 General Election Information
- October 6, 2026 Early/Absentee Voting Starts
at the Torrance County Admin Office 8 am - 5 pm, Monday - Thursday (Voter Parking on the West side of the building)
- October 17, 2026 Alternate Early/Absentee Voting Site
starts at the Moriarty Civic Center 10 am - 6pm, Tuesday - Saturday
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Torrance County is currently not accepting applications. NO jobs available.
Click Here for more information.
Estancia is accepting applications for a Billing Clerk and an EMS/Firefighter.
Moriarty is accepting applications for a Finance Officer, a Civic Center Maintenace Worker, a Police Officer and a Library Director.
Click Here for more information
Mountainair is accepting applications for a Certified Police Officer and an Admin Service Coordinator.
Click Here for more information.
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Torrance County Commission
Meeting October 28, 2026 9AM
205 S. Ninth Street, Estancia, NM
meeting is available via Zoom
Click Here for Zoom
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Moriarty
City Council
2nd & 4th Wednesday
Moriarty Civic Center
201 Broadway Street
7:30 PM
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Estancia
Board of Trustees
1st & 3rd Monday
Estancia Town Hall
513 Williams Avenue
6:15 PM
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Mountainair
City Council
1st & 3rd Tuesday
Council Meeting Room
107 1/2 N. Roosevelt
5:30 PM
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Claunch/Pinto
Soil & Water Conservation District
1st Friday, 8 AM
1206 NM 55, Mountainair
ZOOM Meeting ONLY
Click here for more information
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East Torrance
Soil & Water Conservation District
2nd Tuesday, 8:30 AM
715 S 5th St, Estancia
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Central Tri-County
Soil & Water Conservation District
1st Thursday, 10 AM
2506 US 66, Moriarty
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E.M.W.T. REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 6 PM
EMW Gas Association
416 5th Street, Estancia
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Estancia Municipal Schoolboard
2nd Monday, 6 PM
300 N 9th St, Estancia
Van Stone Room 02/03
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Moriarty-Edgewood Schoolboard
3rd Tuesday, 6 PM
MESD Board Room
2422 E. NM-333 Moriarty
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Mountainair Public Schoolboard
4th Tuesday, 6 PM
Central Office
512 North Ross, Mountainair
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Vaughn Municipal Schoolboard
3rd Wednesday, 6 PM
District Office
101 East 4th Street, Vaughn
| | Your Democratic Party of Torrance County Executive Committee | | |
DPTC Chair - Myra Oden- chair@dptc-nm.org
DPTC Vice Chair - Bill Peifer - vicechair@dptc-nm.org
DPTC Secretary - Millie Peifer - secretary@dptc-nm.org
DPTC Treasurer - Bill Peifer - wpeifer@peifercomputing.net
Ward Chairs
DPTC Ward A (Pcts 1,2,7,14 & 16) - Available. Interested? Email Myra Oden
DPTC Ward B (Pcts 5,13,17, 20 & 21) - Available. Interested? Email Myra Oden
DPTC Ward C (Pcts 3,4,8,9,10,11 & 12) - Available. Interested? Email Myra Oden.
DPTC Ward D (Pcts 6,15,18,19 & 22) - Bill Peifer - wpeifer@peifercomputing.net
Don't know your precinct? Click here.
Democratic Party of Torrance County Website: DPTC-NM.org
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