Two Albuquerque City Council candidates will appear on the November ballot after a judge rejected legal challenges to their petition signatures, clearing the way for ballot printing to begin next week.
District 1 candidate Stephanie Telles and District 3 candidate Teresa Garcia faced lawsuits claiming they failed to collect the required 500 valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The challenges were filed by attorney Jacob Candelaria, who argued some signatures were submitted past the collection deadline.
A judge ruled in favor of both candidates, determining they had collected signatures within the proper timeframe of 70 days before election day. The decision gave Telles just enough valid signatures to qualify…