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Secretary of State Mary Herrera is alleging that former Elections Director A.J. Salazar resigned not because of ethical concerns about the way she runs the office but because he wanted time off from work that she didn’t allow. It’s a charge Salazar says is ridiculous and doesn’t address the serious concerns he has raised. Continue Reading
The public now has access to former state Elections Director A.J. Salazar’s resignation letter, thanks to the Rio Grande Sun. Continue Reading
The Rio Grande Sun published new details from its interview with former state Elections Director A.J. Salazar today, going with a great deal of depth into his allegation that there are “elements of corruption” in the Secretary of State’s Office – those elements being Mary Herrera and Don Francisco Trujillo. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones easily won a straw poll taken at Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Quay County Republican Party. Continue Reading
New Mexico would be much different today if John Sanchez – not Bill Richardson – had been governor for the last seven-plus years, Sanchez says. Continue Reading
The Rio Grande Sun has obtained a copy of former state Elections Director A.J. Salazar’s resignation letter, but the Sun didn’t make the full letter public, and the Secretary of State’s Office still hasn’t released it. But in its Friday report on the letter, the Sun included details that hadn’t previously been released publicly. Continue Reading
Brian Moore became today the first candidate for lieutenant governor to join several gubernatorial candidates in releasing campaign finance information more often than state law requires. Continue Reading
The Secretary of State’s Office is refusing to release the scathing letter A.J. Salazar provided when he resigned Friday from his job as elections director, but the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government says the document is a public record that should be released. Continue Reading
The state’s former elections director accused Secretary of State Mary Herrera in his resignation letter of violating the Governmental Conduct Act and election laws. And A.J. Salazar says he’s turned his allegations over to the attorney general, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
Incumbents won re-election bids in Hatch on Tuesday but – with the exception of one incumbent who was unopposed – they lost in Sunland Park. Continue Reading
Voters in Mesilla replaced 12-year incumbent Mayor Michael Cadena today, electing Trustee Nora Barraza to lead the city out of its current budget deficit. Continue Reading
With three months to go before the June primary, the state’s elections director has resigned. Continue Reading
As promised, Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Domenici Jr. released detailed information Monday about campaign contributions he’s received to-date, and his fundraising thus far has topped $260,000. Continue Reading
UPDATED (WITH VIDEO): Four of five Republican gubernatorial candidates discussed a host of issues, including illegal immigration, on Saturday during an Albuquerque Tea Party forum in the Duke City. They also told us what sets them apart from each other. Continue Reading
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner says he has never used cocaine or other “hard” drugs but did use marijuana – which he does not place in the same category as cocaine – “between high school and college.” Continue Reading