Two more charged in Sunland Park voter-fraud scheme
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UPDATED: A former Sunland Park city councilor and a current city employee were charged today in the alleged voter-fraud scheme that has rocked the town. Continue Reading
State police out in force in Sunland Park
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N.M. State Police officers are out in force in Sunland Park during today’s election to investigate, provide protection for state officials and reassure residents that they can safely vote. Continue Reading
Sunland Park employee arrested on false voting charges
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The director of Sunland Park’s senior center was arrested today on felony charges alleging she influenced two El Paso residents to illegally vote for Daniel Salinas in the March 6 mayoral election. Continue Reading
Voter-fraud allegations won’t delay Sunland Park election
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UPDATED: Despite a report from the secretary of state alleging multiple cases of voter fraud, a district judge denied a request today to delay the Sunland Park municipal election, saying the district attorney hadn’t proven that “irreparable harm” had been done. Continue Reading
Man who registered dog to vote married to Wilson staffer
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It turns out the man who appeared on TV Wednesday – without identifying himself – to say he’d registered his dog to vote is the husband of a staffer on Republican Heather Wilson’s U.S. Senate campaign. Continue Reading
Degree of certainty is the core issue in identity questions
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What precision is necessary for the state government to “know” the identities of people? The two areas of contention in New Mexico where political advantages mute identity certainty are voting and driving. In all other areas New Mexico has no trouble imposing adequate requirements for identity. Continue Reading
Talking about the state budget, voter ID, climate change and the prez race
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AUDIO: Heath Haussamen was on the statewide radio program News New Mexico earlier today to talk about the state’s projected budget surplus, voter photo ID, climate change, the presidential race and more. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading
Voter photo ID sounds like a fantastic idea, but it’s not
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I used to think everyone should have to show photo ID to vote, but I now realize such proposals are basically 21st-Century descendants of poll taxes or literacy tests. They’re designed to prevent qualified voters from the most vulnerable segments of our society from voting. Continue Reading
Proponents haven’t shown how voter ID would prevent fraud
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There are no documented cases of illegal registration or voter fraud that would have been prevented by voter ID. The secretary of state’s report does not even seem to prove widespread registration fraud or illegal voting, let alone make the connection to voter ID. Continue Reading
Talking about Duran’s probe of the voter rolls and more
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AUDIO: Heath Haussamen was on the statewide radio program News New Mexico earlier today to talk about Secretary of State Dianna Duran’s probe of the voter rolls, the 2012 presidential election and more. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading
Duran issues a snarky report we can’t trust
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We needed Secretary of State Dianna Duran to lead a transparent probe of the voter rolls that included county clerks from both parties so we could know there was evidence to back up the conclusions and that partisanship wasn’t an issue. We didn’t need a snarky report we can’t trust. Continue Reading
Report: 19 NM voters may be foreign nationals
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A report the secretary of state sent to lawmakers Thursday claims that her office has found 105 registered voters who may not be U.S. citizens, and 19 of them have cast ballots in New Mexico elections. Continue Reading
At least two illegally registered to vote, Duran says
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After months of investigating, Secretary of State Dianna Duran has notified the attorney general that her office has identified at least two foreign nationals who were illegally registered to vote, but she says neither appears to have intentionally committed a crime. Continue Reading
Progress in my efforts to obtain vote-probe records
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I’m pleased to report progress in my ongoing efforts to obtain records related to the secretary of state’s claim that she has evidence of foreign nationals illegally voting in New Mexico elections. But I still don’t have all the records I need to analyze her claim. Continue Reading
Agency’s excuse for withholding records is bogus
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Tax and Revenue refused in May to release documents related to the secretary of state’s claim about foreign nationals illegally voting, saying they were part of a police probe. We now know that police aren’t investigating, so that isn’t a valid reason to withhold records. Continue Reading