The Department of Justice has indicated that there will be no additional investigation into Gov. Richardson’s involvement in an alleged pay to play scheme, according to this report.
Category: New Mexico
Former New Mexico Secretary of State Indicted
WSJ reports that former New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Gordon has been indicted. Ms. Vigil-Giron, a Democrat who served three four-year terms as secretary of state, is accused of colluding with a political consultant and two Democratic lobbyists — also under indictment — to profit from grants intended to educate voters and boost turnout […]
New Mexico Campaign Reporting Law Struck
A federal court has found that New Mexico’s reporting requirements fall outside guidelines established by the Supreme Court and the Tenth Circuit as applied to a two 501(c)(3) organizations, New Mexico Youth Organized and Southwest Organizing Project. (Hat tip to Electionlawblog.org.)