New Mexico secretary of state sues county commission over refusal to certify primary results

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Source: CNN

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to order a three-member county commission to certify the results of the June 7 primary elections in Otero County -- after commission members refused to do so this week, citing concerns about Dominion vote-counting machines.

The action by the Otero County Commission is one of the first examples of a county blocking the certification of results in the 2022 election cycle, and Oliver, a Democrat, warned of the potential for similar moves in other New Mexico communities.

In a statement, Oliver said the Otero County Commissioners were "appeasing unfounded conspiracy theories and potentially nullifying the votes of every Otero County voter who participated in the primary" with their action.....

In her filing with the state Supreme Court, Oliver warned that other New Mexico counties also may balk at certifying their primary results in the days ahead, citing a "statewide attempt to influence other county canvassing boards."

"We assume other counties will be noncompliant with this provision which jeopardizes the general election ballot for all candidates," the filing said.

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[JohnSJ]

1. These individuals need to be sued by dominion, and charged criminally by New Mexico

[zipplewrath]

2. And so it begins

Dry run for the midterms.

[Wingus Dingus]

3. Criminal behavior. "I don't trust these machines" is not a valid reason to avoid doing

their jobs, it's an excuse. This shit needs to be nipped in the bud, severely, or this country is sunk.

[riversedge]

4. I so think we are pretty suck already given how the Repugs contest election for months--for years

in some cases. It never ends.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. I heard on Rachel that these assholes have until Friday to certify

The convicted felon is also scheduled to be sentenced on Friday

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. New Mexico's Supreme Court orders county commission to certify vote

Hold these assholes in contempt and lock them up

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/15/new-mexicos-supreme-court-orders-county-commission-certify-vote/

New Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the county commissioners in rural Otero County to do their jobs and certify election results, two days after they refused, citing unsubstantiated concerns about fraud.

The court granted the emergency motion by New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, a Democrat, who earlier this week asked the court to intervene and compel the three-member board to approve vote totals from a June 7 primary. The commission had voted on Monday not to do so.

That move had potentially disenfranchised “every Otero County voter who legally and securely cast a ballot” and harmed candidates “seeking to have their names on the General Election ballot” in November, Oliver argued.

A spokesman for Oliver, Alex Curtas, said that office was also pursing a criminal referral with the state’s attorney general, which could result in the commissioners being charged with contempt of court or removed from office if they do not follow the court’s instructions.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Criminal referral

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[onetexan]

8. No need to sue - the commission is violating a supreme court order. Haul their butts to jail!