Duran OKs candidates; Garcia to sue

From NMPoltics.net - by Heath Haussamen - Following the advice of the New Mexico attorney general, New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran today certified the candidacies of at least a dozen hopefuls who improperly left the number of the district or division they’re seeking off their nominating petitions.
Duran’s decision came after New Mexico Assistant Attorney General Tania Maestas sent her a letter Friday advising that, “In the absence of any evidence of fraud or bad faith, it is unlikely that a court would require strict adherence to the statutory requirements at the cost of denying a significant number of voters their constitutional right to participate in the election process.” Read more
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