By Susan Montoya Bryan and Morgan Lee | Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A standoff between a Republican-dominated county commission and New Mexico’s Democratic secretary of state over th…
By Susan Montoya Bryan and Morgan Lee | Associated Press
The governing commission in Otero County refused to certify the local results of the state’s 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. At least one of the three county commissioners was unfazed. Commissioner Couy Griffin told CNN that he was not planning to vote for certification.It was not immediately clear what would happen next if the county refuses to certify its results, a typically ministerial duty but one that has drawn the spotlight since Trump tried to pressure some certification boards in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of voting equipment that could have affected the outcome of the 2020 election. “It could have very large implications for future elections, especially in 2024,” said Alex Curtas, a spokesman for New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver.
In politically conservative Torrance County, commissioners scheduled discussions for Friday about “election integrity” and the potential for litigation, alongside a vote on whether to certify the primary election results.
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