Alamogordo City Commission seeks to fill now-vacant District 1 seat

Former Alamogordo City Commissioner Jason Baldwin recently got married and moved out of District 1 leaving his seat vacant for the foreseeable future.

"I just wanted to say, first, thanks to the voters that elected me to the position for District 1," Baldwin said at the regular Alamogordo City Commission meeting Oct. 12. "I had no experience, just an interest in helping out."

Baldwin served District 1 since 2012. He lived in District 1 since about 1994, he said at the meeting. 

The process to appoint a District 1 City Commissioner includes a resolution declaring a vacancy on the city commission, which was approved at the regular Alamogordo City Commission meeting Oct. 12.

Now the City Commission must fill the vacant position at its Nov. 30 meeting, 30 days from the passage of the resolution.

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To qualify for the Alamogordo District 1 seat, candidates for the District 1 city commission appointment must live and be registered to vote in Alamogordo District 1. Alamogordo District 1 is in the northeast portion of the City.

Candidates for the Distirict 1 city commission appointment also must submit letter of interest, a Declaration of Candidacy Form, Disclosure Statement Form and Affidavit of Voter Registration (obtained from the County Clerk’s office at 1104 White Sands Blvd., Ste. C) to Alamogordo City Hall, 1376 East Ninth Street.

To find out which district you live in, call Alamogordo City Clerk Rachel Hughs at 575-439-4100 or visit the Alamogordo City Commission website and click on the interactive district map on the right sidebar and enter your address in the search bar at the top left side of the screen.

Candidate packets became available at City Hall Oct. 13.

Baldwin's resignation was effective on Oct. 7.

Schedule for appointment is as follows:

• Oct. 13 - Candidate packets will be available
• Nov. 10 - Deadline to submit Letter of Interest, Declaration of Candidacy, Disclosure Statement, and Affidavit of Voter Registration to City Clerk
• Nov. 30 at Commission meeting - Interviews of Candidates (alphabetically) and possible Appointment
• Dec. 14 at Commission meeting- Appointment by Mayor if no appointment was made

Note: This story has been updated with further information about the 

Nicole Maxwell can be contacted by email at nmaxwell@alamogordonews.com, by phone at 575-415-6605 or on Twitter at @nicmaxreporter.