The Free New Mexico (FNM) Party State Central Committee (SCC) called a meeting to order at 7:02 PM on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Present at the call to order were the Chair, Vice Chair/Secretary, Treasurer, Affiliate Director, Communications Director, and Outreach Director.
The agenda was:
1) Treasurer’s report
2) Approve proposed minutes from previous meeting
3) Discussion of affiliate autonomy resolution
The Treasurer reported $746.41 in the main checking account, $15893.43 in the federal funds account, and $21.76 in savings. He also reported on a series of suspicious Stripe transaction attempts that were mostly dealt with automatically, though they did result in a $1.03 charge for processing refunds. The Treasurer stated that he had submitted the FEC July quarterly and NM Finance reports, and was getting ready for the next NM Finance report on Sept. 14 and FEC report for the quarter starting in October, due on Jan. 31, 2027. He answered some questions about the fraudulent transaction attempts.
Next, the Chair moved to approve the proposed minutes for the June 9, 2026 meeting. The motion passed without discussion or objections.
The Legislative Director joined the call.
After that, the board discussed the affiliate autonomy resolution that has been going around various states. Board members were invited to participate, and while there was some active discussion and documents were provided to those who wanted them, there was no motion regarding the resolution at the time.
The Chair then moved to add discussion about a motion for a local attorney hire to the agenda. After some discussion, the motion passed without objections.
The Chair provided a brief legal update, but there was little to discuss since the last meeting.
Discussion then moved on to the issue of a local attorney. The Legislative Director and Chair had talked with a New Mexico attorney and he had tentatively agreed to represent us against the state and during mediation. The Chair moved to allocate $4000 for hiring the attorney. Then there was some discussion about the need to possibly handle allocation of an amount above that. The Communications Director moved to amend the motion to require the Chair to ask for clear communication and a not to exceed order from the lawyer, but he withdrew that amendment after some discussion. The Treasurer moved to amend the original motion to add a $2000 buffer that the Chair can authorize payment in case of emergency. After some discussion, the amendment passed by voice vote unanimously. Then a voice vote was held on the amended motion, which also passed unanimously.
The Chair then moved to adjourn, which passed without discussion or objection. The meeting adjourned at 8:12 PM.