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New Mexico elected official fighting to stay in office

612 Views   Torrance County Clerk Yvette Otero was removed from office after she had been accused of drug abuse, having intimate relationships in the workplace and destroying ballots from overseas military personnel, according to records obtained by Target 7.

4 Investigates: Election security in New Mexico

700 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Do Americans and New Mexicans still trust our election system? Generally, yes – but the number of election doubters and deniers has grown. Just in the last week, there have been two times when national groups have met in Albuquerque to raise questions about elections past

Rural New Mexico county seeks removal of elections clerk

711 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A county commission in rural New Mexico that has been roiled by election conspiracies is trying to oust its election director just five weeks before Election Day for improperly certifying ballot-counting equipment. Torrance County is repeating the certification of its vote-counting machines for

New Mexico lawmaker removed from committee over allegations

876 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto has been removed from his position as chairman of the New Mexico Finance Authority interim committee. Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart announced the move Saturday, citing sexual harassment allegations against him.

Cowboys for Trump cofounder appeals ban from public office

667 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico politician and Trump supporter who was removed and barred from elected office for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, is attempting to appeal that decision to the state Supreme Court.

Group rebuffs House inquiry into New Mexico election audit

766 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A congressional oversight committee says the lead contractor in a partisan audit of 2020 election results in New Mexico has rebuffed requests for documents and information about door-to-door canvasing that has raised concerns of possible voter intimidation.

January 6 committee subpoenas 2 Republicans from New Mexico

720 Views   The alternate electors are accused of falsely trying to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S Capitol has subpoenaed more than a dozen people, including two from New Mexico.

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