From ABQJournal:

The Journal makes recommendations in these three statewide races in the Nov. 2 general election:
Secretary of State — Dianna Duran
There’s no question the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office has been plagued by scandal. From Rebecca Vigil-Giron’s indictment involving millions in federal voter funds to the parade of incumbent Mary Herrera’s now ex-employees talking to the FBI, one of the state’s most important offices has been in the public eye for all the wrong reasons.
Republican Dianna Duran, who has represented Otero and Doña Ana counties in the state Senate since 1993, has the qualifications and plans to put the office in the spotlight for the right ones.
Duran vows to put sound management principles in place and “look carefully at every dollar spent.” She plans to work with county clerks and the Legislature to implement photo voter ID, and recounts specific examples of voter fraud she’s heard on the campaign trail to show why. And she will collaborate with the state’s 33 county clerks so rules that work are promulgated in a timely fashion.

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