by Danny Snyder | Oct 21, 2022 | Local
Yesterday the County Manager gave her report on the informal audit she led of the 2022 Primary Election. The results showed the tabulator machines counted 2559 votes while only 2299 votes were counted through a hand tally of paper ballots. The difference between the...
by Danny Snyder | Oct 18, 2022 | Local
Earlier this year the Torrance County Commission learned they lost their authority to canvass elections in favor of “ministerial” duties. They had unknowingly become obligated to rubber stamp the actions of the Clerk, thanks to changes in the election code that...
by Danny Snyder | Oct 12, 2022 | Local
At today’s Torrance County Commission meeting, an analogy given during public comment provided a fresh perspective of the vote tabulator machine certification process. Torrance County Libertarian Chair Pro-Tem, Rob Wagner, made an analogy comparing the quality...
by Danny Snyder | Oct 8, 2022 | Local
On September 30, 2022 the Estancia News was invited to witness the certification of tabulator machines intended for the General Election. While educational and informative, the experience also led to the discovery of a baffling mystery. To prevent what we think we...
by Danny Snyder | Oct 5, 2022 | Schools
The Estancia Municipal School District (EMSD) Board of Education recently announced it voted to declare “Position 3” (occupied by Kendra Otis) “vacated”. The vote reportedly occurred during a special “virtual” meeting on September...
