{"id":458,"date":"2006-08-11T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-11T20:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2006\/08\/breaking-news-torres-puts-co-chair-of-elections-task-force-in-charge-of-november-election\/"},"modified":"2006-08-11T14:49:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-11T20:49:00","slug":"breaking-news-torres-puts-co-chair-of-elections-task-force-in-charge-of-november-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2006\/08\/breaking-news-torres-puts-co-chair-of-elections-task-force-in-charge-of-november-election\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Torres puts co-chair of elections task force in charge of November election"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Lynn Ellins, co-chair of the Do\u00f1a<\/st1:placename> Ana<\/st1:placename> County<\/st1:placename><\/st1:place> elections task force, has been hired to run the November election. <\/p>\n

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County Clerk Rita Torres made the decision this afternoon to hire Ellins, a Democrat, as the elections supervisor on a temporary basis. John Caldwell, the county\u2019s head attorney and interim human resources director, said Ellins will serve though the November election.<\/p>\n

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Torres fired the previous elections supervisor, Mari Langford, shortly after the June primary and placed her chief deputy, Cecilia Madrid, in charge of the elections bureau. At the time, Torres, who suffers from health problems that have affected her job performance, said she would not hire an elections supervisor before November. Many were pressuring her to hire one, and Torres told commissioners Tuesday she would do so.<\/p>\n

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The county anticipates that Ellins will start Monday, Caldwell<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said. His salary is still being determined.<\/p>\n

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Ellins is co-chair of the county task force charged with investigating problems with the June primary and recommending changes to improve elections. He is also the chair of Southern New Mexico Common Cause and sits on two other county committees.<\/p>\n

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Ellins is an attorney who still practices part-time in Colorado<\/st1:state>, and is a former deputy secretary of state for Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>.<\/p>\n

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He could not be reached for comment Friday.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s Ellins\u2019 r\u00e9sum\u00e9:<\/p>\n

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LYNN J. ELLINS<\/span> <\/p>\n

Las Cruces<\/st1:city>, NM<\/st1:state><\/st1:place><\/p>\n

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Employment<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 1997 – present<\/span> Private law practice, emphasizing business and government law (currently practicing part-time for Colorado<\/st1:state> clients – not admitted to practice in New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>).<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1995<\/span> State of Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>, Deputy Secretary of State.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1993 – 1997<\/span> Partner, November Associates, a Denver-based political consulting firm.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1970 – 1992<\/span> Senior Group Counsel for State and Federal Government Operations, JCPenney Company, Inc., Denver, Colorado.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1962 – 1969<\/span> Private Law Practice. <\/p>\n

Public Service<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 2006 – present<\/span> Co-Chair, Dona Ana County County Commission Task Force on Elections.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 2006 – present<\/span> Commissioner, Dona Ana County Planning and Zoning Commission.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 2005 – present<\/span> Dona Ana County Extra-Territorial Zoning Commission Ad Hoc Committee, Alternate Member (to re-draft ETZ Zoning Ordinance).<\/p>\n

\u00b7 2005 – present<\/span> New Mexico Third Judicial District Childrens\u2019 Court, Court Appointed Special Advocate (\u201cCASA\u201d) for neglected and abused children.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1985 – 1991<\/span> Member, Board of Regents, University<\/st1:placetype> of Colorado<\/st1:placename><\/st1:place> (Chair – 1989-1990).<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1980 – 1996<\/span> Member, State of Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> Council of Advisors on Consumer Credit.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1983 – 1986<\/span> Member, Boulder County Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1966 – 1970<\/span> Counsel, New York<\/st1:placename> State<\/st1:placetype> Senate Committee on Crime and Corrections; Counsel, New York<\/st1:placename> State<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place> Senate Sub-Committee on Credit Card Fraud.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1957 – 1959 <\/span> United States Naval Officer. <\/p>\n

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Directorships<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 2006 – present<\/span> Director, Picacho Hills Property Owners Association.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 2005 – present <\/span> Director and Secretary, Barcelona Ridge Estates Neighborhood Council. <\/p>\n

\u00b7 2004 – present<\/span> Director, State Governing Council, Common Cause of New Mexico; Chair, Southern New Mexico Common Cause.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1999 – 2002<\/span> Director and President, Erie<\/st1:city>, Colorado<\/st1:state><\/st1:place>, Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1992 – 1998<\/span> Director, University<\/st1:placetype> of Colorado<\/st1:placename><\/st1:place> Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1988 – 1997 <\/span> Director, National Western Stock Show Association.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1972 – 1992<\/span> Director and Counsel, Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> Retail Association.<\/p>\n

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Education<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 1962 <\/span> Doctor of Jurisprudence, Columbia<\/st1:placename> University<\/st1:placetype> Law<\/st1:placename> School<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 1957 <\/span> Bachelor of Arts, Columbia<\/st1:placename> University<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lynn Ellins, co-chair of the Do\u00f1a Ana County elections task force, has been hired to run the November election. County Clerk Rita Torres made the decision this afternoon to hire Ellins, a Democrat, as the elections supervisor on a temporary basis. John Caldwell, the county\u2019s head attorney and interim human resources director, said Ellins will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}