Meanwhile, New Mexico Democrats filed a lawsuit late Wednesday asking a judge to clarify how provisional ballots will be evaluated.
According to Democratic Party chairman John Wertheim, state law allows provisional ballots to be counted if they include a signature and the voter can be identified. A secretary of state's regulation, by contrast, allows ballots to be challenged under certain conditions, such as a missing initial.
Wertheim called it "a friendly lawsuit'' and said Democrats sought to list New Mexico's county clerks, the state Republican Party and even Wilson's campaign as potential interested parties in the case.
"It's been a problem in the past and we thought it would be in everyone's interest to get it resolved before the provisional ballots are counted, rather than afterward,'' Wertheim said.
Republicans didn't immediately respond to telephone messages seeking to determine whether they'd support the effort.
I'm waiting for a box or two of ballots to be found in the back of some warehouse to give the little rat a victory.