Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not being counted after a Republican-led commission refused to approve primary election results over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines.
. Griffin was convicted of illegally entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds — though not the building — amid the riots on Jan. 6, 2021, and is scheduled for sentencing later this month. He acknowledged that the standoff over this primary could delay the outcome of local election races.
Dominion's systems also have been unjustifiably attacked since the 2020 election by people who embraced the false belief that the election was stolen from Trump. The company has filed defamation lawsuits in response to incorrect and outrageous claims made by high-profile Trump allies. County canvassing boards have until June 17 to certify election results, prior to state certification and preparation of general election ballots.
New Mexico uses paper ballots that can be double-checked later in all elections, and also relies on tabulation machines to rapidly tally votes while minimizing human error. Election results also are audited by random samplings to verify levels of accuracy in the vote count. "The election law does not allow me to hand tally these ballots or to even form a board to do it. I just can't," said Holmes, a Republican."And I'm going to follow the law."