KOB TV - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The Legislature is being asked to provide $553,000 in supplemental money to pay for the June primary election. Gov. Susana Martinez's proposed budget includes the funding request for the secretary of state's office, which administers elections. The secretary of state's chief of staff, Ken Ortiz, says the money will cover a wide range of expenses for the June 5 primary, including supplying paper ballots, maintaining the state's computerized voter registration system, providing voter registration forms and canvassing election returns. Read full story here: News New Mexico
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Primary elections are NOT public elections and taxdollars should not be used to finance them. The party should pay for the cost of the primary.
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