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On Tuesday, a New Mexico district court judge disqualified Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin from holding publicoffice in a case brought by three New Mexico residents. This comes after Griffin’s conviction of a misdemeanor for entering the U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6 riot. In his ruling Judge Francis J. Mathew relied on the Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. KUNM asked Professor Maryam Ahranjani at the University of New Mexico School of Law to explain theamendment and what the ruling could mean.

As the January 6th hearings come to a close, the fallout from the Capitol riot and lies about the 2020 presidential election are continuing to influence New Mexico politics. From the actions of state politicians who joined in the effort to overturn the 2020 election, to calls for greater voter restrictions, to the Otero County Commission’s refusal to certify the results of June’s primary elections, it’s clear that our state’s political landscape has changed.

The Cowboys for Trump founder is stoking election mistrust with a dubious audit, part of a nationwide gambit by some pro-Trump Republicans

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Anyone who’s been paying attention to racism and white privilege in this country knows that what happened in D.C. has been brewing a long time. There’s a…

Congress voted again to impeach President Trump, and law enforcement is preparing for potential violence at state capitals around the U.S. as we count…

A lockdown was imposed at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, in response to a mob of hundreds of pro-Trump extremists who stormed the building.…

On Saturday, Nov. 7, just after the presidential race was called for Biden, hundreds turned up on the steps of the state’s capital for a rally against…

Wow, we just had a tense bunch of days, each one filled with anticipation and impatience and consternation. From people worrying about how the election…

Let's Talk New Mexico 11/5, 8a: There’s never been an election like 2020, and on this week's Let’s Talk New Mexico, we’ll be looking at how the process…