Federal Officials Likely to Oversee County Election

The Santa Fe New Mexican › May 23, 2004

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Federal observers will probably monitor the upcoming primary election in Santa Fe County because of allegations the county clerk did not comply with parts of the Voting Rights Act, according to the chairman of the County Commission.

Officials said the county also recently hired a member of Tesuque Pueblo to serve as a voter-outreach coordinator for Tewa-speaking county residents in an effort to better follow state and federal voting laws. The new coordinator is scheduled to begin work Monday, but County Attorney Stephen Ross declined to release a name until then.

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Federal Officials Likely to Oversee County Election

In a letter to the county clerk from Chairman Paul Campos earlier this month, the com...

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