New Mexico Wrestles with Backlog of Campaign Warnings

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Records show New Mexico election regulators have yet to resolve a backlog of campaign finance accounts belonging to elected officials and candidates that were flagged for possible violations during the tenure of disgraced former Secretary of State Dianna Duran. Only eight of nearly three dozen cases have been resolved through amended filings and fines of up to $350, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press through a public records request. After resigning last year, Duran served 30 days in jail for violating the laws she was supposed to uphold by using her own campaign contributions to fuel a gambling spree.