Convicted Rioter Votes Against Certifying NM Primary

Courthouse News reports:

Four days after voting against certifying its 2022 primary election results, a southern New Mexico county’s election officials voted two to one to certify the election within the state supreme court’s Friday deadline.

Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin cast the Otero County Canvassing Board’s lone dissenting vote, citing vague concerns that the county’s Dominion voting machines were insecure.

In addition to repeating unsubstantiated claims of 2020 election fraud putting the wrong president in the White House, Griffin was found guilty of entering a restricted area during the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Griffin cast his vote virtually from DC, where yesterday he was sentenced to 14 days for his role in the riot. Since he was already held for 20 days after his arrest, he will serve no further time.

BREAKING: Commissioners in a New Mexico county have certified the results from their primary election after spurring a standoff over election integrity fueled by conspiracy theories. https://t.co/gcbd3pgaVd

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 17, 2022