{"id":38832,"date":"2012-04-10T11:13:59","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T17:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=38832"},"modified":"2012-04-16T18:27:31","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T00:27:31","slug":"luevano-unsure-about-appealing-disqualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2012\/04\/luevano-unsure-about-appealing-disqualification\/","title":{"rendered":"Lu\u00e9vano unsure about appealing disqualification"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Johnny Lu\u00e9vano (Courtesy photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

Republican Johnny Lu\u00e9vano<\/a> says he hasn\u2019t decided whether to appeal a judge\u2019s decision to disqualify him from the N.M. House District 16 race.<\/p>\n

Lu\u00e9vano made the comment to NMPolitics.net after a district judge on Monday removed his name from the ballot. He has five days from Monday to appeal.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more on the judge\u2019s ruling from Capitol Report New Mexico<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018If intent was the issue, this court\u00a0would\u00a0have no problem\u201d\u00a0ruling in favor of Luevano,\u00a0District Court Judge Alan Malott\u00a0said, but pointed\u00a0out that by statute, a candidate has to have established residence in the district\u00a0he or she chooses to run in by March 6\u00a0of this year and Luevano and his family had not received a certificate of occupancy for their\u00a0their newly-constructed house on Albuquerque\u2019s Westside until March 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter Malott rendered his decision, (Lu\u00e9vanos\u2019 attorney, Mark) Jarmie\u00a0asked the judge to declare that Luevano did not act in violation of a statute regarding the falsifying election documents.\u00a0Vargas\u00a0had no objection and the judge said \u2018the court very emphatically\u2019 reiterated that Luevano \u2018acted with the best of interests and motivations.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Capitol Report also talked with Lu\u00e9vano after the hearing. See the video here:<\/p>\n