Evaluation of New Mexico county websites
This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on New Mexico county websites.
See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on New Mexico's county websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.
Reading the chart
In the chart below:
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means that information is included on the government website |
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means that the information was not provided on the government website |
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means that information was partially provided |
Check the Sunshine Review page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.
- See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard
Conclusions chart
2012
The average score for the five larget counties was a "C" website transparency grade.
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Comparison chart
2009
In 2009 the average website transparency score was an "F" grade.
| Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Permits/ Zoning? |
Audits? | Contracts? | Lobbying? | Public records? | Taxes? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
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23 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 10 |
| No Website | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Comparison chart
Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.
