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Advocates Question New Mexico's Election-Night Process

By Mark Sanders

Santa Fe Reporter | October 23, 2008

The enormous interest generated by the 2008 presidential election, along with past discrepancies at the polls and New Mexico's status as a battleground state, has voter-rights advocates paying particular attention to how New Mexicans' votes will be counted on election night.

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Tags: New Mexico, 2008 presidential election, voting rights, battleground states, Auburn SeeWolf, Automated Election Services

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