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Secretary of state defends sending 105,000 mailers to potential voters amid GOP criticism

By Dan Boyd / Journal Capitol Bureau
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Oct 16, 2024
Oct 16, 2024 Updated Oct 17, 2024

Maggie Toulouse Oliver
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SANTA FE 鈥� In the run-up to every general election since 2016, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver鈥檚 office has sent out mailers to potentially eligible but unregistered voters in New Mexico.

But this year鈥檚 batch of 105,000 postcards generated particular alarm among some Republican legislators, who say ineligible voters in their districts were among those who received the mailers.

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