In New Mexico, votes are at risk of not being counted because of distrust of the vote-tallying machines.
The Secretary of State asked the Supreme Court to order the Otero County commission to certify the June 7 primary election results to make sure voters are not disenfranchised and that political candidates have access to the general election ballot in November.
The commission voted unanimously against certifying the results of the primary without raising concerns about discrepancies, over the objection of the county clerk.
Commissioner Marquardt has concerns with the voting machines. I don't know if it's right when I certify stuff that I don't know is right.
Since the election of Donald Trump, many people have embraced the false belief that the election was stolen from him. The company has filed lawsuits against people who made false claims.
In their review of the 2020 election in Otero County and voter registration rolls at the request of the commission, David andErin Clements of Las Cruces derided the New Mexico machines. The Clements are not experts in election protocols, according to election officials.
The couple has presented problems to the commission multiple times. Many of the findings are disputed by local election officials.
The Cowboys for Trump co-founder is a member of the Otero County Commission. The riots of January 6, 2021, resulted in the conviction of a man for illegally entering the U.S Capitol grounds. Local election races could be delayed because of the standoff over this primary.
The election results have to be certified by June 17 by the county boards.
The Otero commission didn't identify any discrepancies on Monday, but canvass boards can call on a voting precinct board to address specific discrepancies.
A key component of how we maintain our high levels of election integrity in New Mexico is the post- election canvass process, and the Otero County Commission is flaunting that process by appeasing unwarranted conspiracy theories and potentially invalidating the votes of every Otero County voter who participated in the The commission was accused of violating the election code.
Paper ballots and tabulation machines are used in New Mexico to quickly tally votes and minimize human error. Random samplings are used to check the accuracy of the election results.
The Otero County commission voted last week to recount ballots from the statewide primary election by hand, remove state-mandated ballot drop boxes that facilitate Absentee Voting and stop using vote tabulation machines in the general election.
On Monday, she said that she would only recount the election under a court order because the instructions from the county commission were not in line with state and federal election law.
The law doesn't allow me to hand tally these ballots or form a board to do it. The Republican said that he just can't. I will obey the law.
The state-owned vote tabulation machines from Dominion are independently certified in advance, as well as being tested by Otero County officials. The process doesn't seem to be trustworthy, according to the commissioner.
We don't have any control over that source.
The public can view testing of vote-tallying machines prior to elections in every county, and certification notices are posted on every machine where voters can see them.
The Otero County Commissioners have no reason to not certify the election.
The results of the state's audit of the vote count and assurances by the Republican county clerk that elections this year will be accurate are not what the county Commissioners want.
The county Commissioners could not be reached for comment.
Commissioner Marquardt laughed at the suggestion of a court intervening in the election dispute.
So, then what? She said that they were going to send them to the pokey.
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