Coverage dated June 15, 2022 to June 17, 2022

Election standoff ends in New Mexico county after false fraud claims threw primary certification into question

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri, on the newest of 2 developments

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The majority of a county commission in a rural swath of New Mexico on Friday voted to certify the results of the June 7 primary, ending a standoff with state officials that had set off national alarms about potential election subversion.

ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. New Mexico county certifies June primary results, ending standoff with state over unproven election security claims

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

  2. Newest

    Election standoff ends in New Mexico county after false fraud claims threw primary certification into question

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

Reports & sources

36 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    New Mexico Supreme Court orders county commission to certify primary results (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The New Mexico Supreme Court ordered county commissioners in Otero County to certify the election results of the June 7 primary after they refused to do so, having cited distrust of Dominion Voting Systems vote-tallying machines.

  2. Forbes

    Republican Officials In New Mexico County Refuse To Certify Election Results—And State Officials Want A Criminal Probe (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A rural county in New Mexico says it wants a hand recount before it certifies its primary election results, citing vague concerns about voter fraud—but the Secretary of State says the county may have broken the law.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    New Mexico prosecutor says Republican-led county commission must certify vote (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    New Mexico's top prosecutor on Thursday told a Republican-led county commission to comply with an order to certify results from its primary election, the latest development in a case arising from far-right conspiracy theories over voting machines.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Screams, threats as New Mexico counties try to certify vote (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Deep-seated conspiracy theories about the security of voting machines erupted into heated, angry and at times threatening outbursts Friday as New Mexico counties decided whether to certify results from their recent primary, underscoring the depths of an election crisis that officials fear is foresha…

  5. The Buffalo News

    Screams, threats as New Mexico counties certify vote (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    Commissioners in a New Mexico county have certified the results from their primary election after spurring a standoff over election integrity that was fueled by conspiracy theories about the security

  6. CNN

    New Mexico county commission votes to certify primary results and end election standoff (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The majority of a county commission in a rural swath of New Mexico on Friday voted to certify the results of the June 7 primary, ending a standoff with state officials that had set off national alarms about potential election subversion.

  7. Madison

    New Mexico county certifies June primary results, ending standoff with state over unproven election security claims (opens Madison)

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    Madison's feed description

    New Mexico county certifies June primary results, ending standoff with state over unproven election security claims.

  8. Washington Examiner

    New Mexico county spooked by Dominion votes to certify election under court order (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Bending to a high court order, a county commission in New Mexico opted to certify the election results of the June 7 primary on Friday.

  9. Fox News

    New Mexico county's election results certified after court order (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Tensions rose in New Mexico on Friday over the security of voting machines between a Republican-leaning county and Democratic state officials.

  10. Politico

    New Mexico counties certify vote after standoff (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Otero County commissioners opted 2-1 to certify the results during an emergency meeting as New Mexico counties faced a deadline.

  11. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Election standoff ends in New Mexico county after false fraud claims threw primary certification into question (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The majority of a county commission in a rural swath of New Mexico on Friday voted to certify the results of the June 7 primary, ending a standoff with state officials that had set off national alarms about potential election subversion.

  12. NBC News

    Under court order, GOP officials in New Mexico county certify election results (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The New Mexico Supreme Court intervened after the GOP-led commission in Otero County refused to certify the results.

  13. Hot Air

    New Mexico county certifies election results, bowing to court order (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Commissioners in New Mexico’s Otero County voted 2 to 1 Friday to comply with a state Supreme Court order and certify primary-election results, reversing an earlier rejection of vote totals over unfou...

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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