Officials: No evidence of tampering in New Mexico elections

SANTE FE, N.M. (AP) — State officials do not believe New Mexico was one of the states hit by Russian hackers during last year's presidential election. The Albuquerque Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2sxfUZE ) Thursday officials in the Secretary of State's Office have reviewed internal systems and found no evidence indicating New Mexico was one of the reported 39 states impacted by the cyberattacks during the summer and fall of 2016 in efforts to interfere with the election. State Bureau of Elections Director Kari Fresquez says the state's paper ballot system and an internal voter database that is not connected to the internet provide safeguards from hackers. A report by the National Security Agency claims hackers obtained information from a software company that had contracts to manage voter registration in at least eight states.