Federal court may consider straight ticket voting lawsuit

Dianna Duran
A lawsuit over straight party ticket voting is on hold in the New Mexico Supreme Court while a federal court considers the legal dispute.  

The state's highest court on Tuesday postponed proceedings in a case brought by Democrats to restore the option of straight ticket voting. The court order came a day after Republican Secretary of State Dianna Duran asked the U.S. District Court to handle the case.
 She contends it will violate the Constitution's equal protection guarantee if ballots are redesigned after some New Mexicans already have voted.


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