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Source: Associated Press
New Mexico election crisis intensifies as deadline looms
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE
June 17, 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A standoff between a Republican-dominated county commission and New Mexicos Democratic secretary of state over the commissions conspiracy-fueled refusal to certify election results comes to a head Friday, the states certification deadline.
The showdown is providing a stark example of the chaos that election experts have warned about as those who promote the lie that former President Donald Trump was cheated out of reelection seek to populate election offices across the country and the usually low-profile boards that certify the results.
The governing commission in Otero County refused to certify the local results of the states June 7 primary because of unspecified concerns with the equipment, even though it has identified no problems with the Dominion systems used by the county to tally paper ballots.
New Mexicos top prosecutor told the commission to follow an order from the state Supreme Court to certify the results. Attorney General Hector Balderas said the Otero County commission in southern New Mexico must comply with the rule of law or we will take legal action.
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captain queeg
(10,036 posts)The orange POS has done terrible damage to our democracy. These commissioners ought to be frog marched to jail.
BettyonRed
(40 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(143,999 posts)NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Trump showed them how to be corrupt AND bold.