ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A conservative-backed foundation that aims to post online registration records for voters across the country urged a federal judge Tuesday to override objections by New Mexico election regulators who say the initiative violates state law and would discourage people from registering to vote out of privacy concerns.
One of the oldest Catholic dioceses in the United States announced a settlement agreement Tuesday totaling $121.5 million and involving about 375 claimants to resolve a bankruptcy case in New Mexico that resulted from a clergy sex abuse scandal.A conservative-backed foundation that aims to post online registration records for voters across the country urged a federal judge Tuesday to override objections by New Mexico election regulators who say the initiative violates state law and would discourage people from registering to vote out of privacy concerns. The VoteRef.com website does not list details of how people voted regarding candidates or initiatives.