| IMPORTANT NOTE: | Dona Ana County Special Audit, May 2026. Identified incomplete official records in the County Clerk’s Office led by Amanda López Askin. Finding 2026-032S, pages 206–208, found deficiencies, with the following examples noted: 1) A construction agreement worth more than $3 million missing from a resolution’s official documentation. 2) Missing asset-disposal list and exhibits. 3) A joint-powers agreement included without a signature. | |
| Relevant experience | Doña Ana County clerk since 2018. Emphasizes direct responsibility for conducting elections, managing staff, implementing election laws, and protecting voter information. | Retired nurse practitioner, former ranch owner, Army Reserve veteran, and Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor. Emphasizes management and business experience. |
| Relevant Focus | Believes there are adequate existing voter-access protections. Seeks improvements to online services and staffing. | Seeks stronger voter identification, more active voter-roll maintenance, and measurable business-service improvements. |
| Voter ID | Opposes | Supports |
| Citizenship requirements | Opposes | Supports |
| Voter-roll maintenance | Believes the current record maintenance is adequate. | Proposes improved maintenance, including: a state-led cleanup task force, monthly public reports, removal of deceased voters, outreach to voters who moved, and address verification. |
| Federal access to voter information | Says she would not voluntarily provide sensitive voter information without a clear legal requirement, due process, and privacy protections. | Says she would follow applicable law. Her published cleanup-task-force proposal specifically calls for no federal involvement. |
| Mail voting | Defends mail voting as secure; emphasizes adequate staffing and funding to maintain safeguards. | Would first ensure existing verification procedures are followed, then assess whether stronger measures are needed. |
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