Elections have largely become an exercise in separating voters into polarizing camps instead of inspiring collaboration and unity. The recent Democratic and Republican National Conventions have made that abundantly clear, where substantive discussions about platforms and issue statements have all but disappeared. Instead, voters are put in a position to “ride or die” with the extremes on one side or the other of the current political divide. This evolution leaves a lot of voters and potential voters ostracized and disillusioned with the process. It also means many important voices are silenced and not included in election debates and candidate conversations. Here at New Mexico PBS, we want to engage our traditional audiences in new ways to create a Citizens Agenda that will inform and drive our election coverage. We also want to seek out new and diverse community and media partnerships in that Citizen’s Agenda, to ensure our election coverage is more representative and inclusive. If we are successful, voters and potential voters will be more empowered and informed, thereby re-establishing their impact in the democratic process. Candidates will also be compelled to be more responsive to the voters questions and needs, as well as more accountable to those constituencies should they win their election.