Lawmakers weigh fallout of NM election certification drama – By Dan Boyd (Albuquerque Journal) / June 21, 2022
SANTA FE – The drama over certifying New Mexico’s primary election results might be over for now, but there could be a political fallout as lawmakers review a state election code that requires counties to approve their vote results before the statewide canvass can be certified.
All 33 counties voted to certify this year’s primary election results in advance of a deadline last week, though some county commissions faced jeers and angry shouts of “cowards” and “traitors” after casting their votes.
In addition, a divided Otero County Commission voted to approve the election results only after they faced a state Supreme Court order and possible removal from office.
Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto, a former state elections director who provides technical assistance and training to county clerks, said Monday the state faces a conundrum. That’s because, he said, some activists who opposed certifying the election results and pressured county commissioners to cast “no” votes made up their minds that election irregularities exist – even when election officials say they did not.
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