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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Morgan Lee

Rural New Mexico county seeks removal of elections clerk

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

A county commission in rural New Mexico that has been roiled by election conspiracies is trying to oust its election director just five weeks before Election Day for improperly certifying ballot-counting equipment.

Torrance County is repeating the certification of its vote-counting machines for the Nov. 8 general election based on revelations that County Clerk Yvonne Otero pre-signed certification forms before testing and did not attend the inspection of election equipment.

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