This will happen again and again in the future thanks to Trump and his baseless lies about election fraud.
A New Mexico county commissioner convicted for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has vowed to defy a state Supreme Court order and not certify primary-election results in his county during a scheduled Friday meeting. https://t.co/4MwgsjkusR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 17, 2022
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver asked the state’s attorney general to investigate a GOP-led county commission that refused to certify the results of a recent primary election. https://t.co/mO6ougX4mY
— CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2022
Expect more of this… wake up America and GOP, this will destroy us. This is now the plan for MAGA, place people in low levels who can refuse to do their basic duty.
— Adam Kinzinger🇺🇦🇺🇸✌️ (@AdamKinzinger) June 15, 2022
GOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote | AP News https://t.co/JTTfdSA7Zd
If you are curious what the combination of belief in lies about election fraud and political power can look like, look at the mess unfolding in Otero County, N.M. https://t.co/uIywinZcvw
— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 15, 2022
Romney to me on NM’s county’s refusal to certify vote: “There's no question that if you continue to repeat a lie enough times people begin to believe it, particularly if it's being repeated by the President of United States, or the former president of the United States”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 15, 2022
The New Mexico secretary of state has asked the state Supreme Court to order a GOP county commission to certify primary election results after the panel refused to do so, citing concerns with voting machines. https://t.co/4VFqppi06L
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 15, 2022
Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin sentenced for Jan. 6 trespassing https://t.co/MGTjWplVYH
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) June 17, 2022
Sad! 