The Latest Breaking News from New Mexico

Elected officials in a rural Nevada county have decided to postpone until Friday certifying results of the 317 votes cast in their jurisdiction during the state’s June 14 primary election

A rural New Mexico county’s initial refusal to certify its primary election results sent ripples across the country last week, a symbol of how even the most elemental functions of democracy have become politicized pressure points amid the swirl of lies stemming from the 2020 presidential outcome

Behind the raw public frustration and anger over election security that has played out this week in New Mexico was a hint of something deeper — a growing divide between the state’s Democratic power structure and conservative rural residents who feel their way of life is under attack

New Mexico elected official and conspiracy theorist Couy Griffin avoids jail for misdemeanor conviction

An elected official who is a central figure in a New Mexico county’s refusal to certify recent election results based on debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines has avoided more jail time for joining the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol

A standoff between a Republican-dominated county commission and New Mexico’s Democratic secretary of state over the commission’s conspiracy-fueled refusal to certify election results comes to a head Friday, the state’s certification deadline

New Mexico and the U.S. government have reached a $32 million settlement to address claims stemming from a 2015 mine spill that polluted rivers in three western states

New Mexico’s top prosecutor is calling on a Republican-led county commission to comply with an order to certify the results of the state’s primary election

Otero county commission’s refusal to certify votes over unfounded doubts blatantly flouts state election law