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SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Otero County commissioners to certify primary election results by the end of this week, raising the stakes of a dispute over election integrity issues that has generated national attention. The ruling by the state’s highest court came one day after Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver fired a petition, arguing the county commission’s refusal to approve the June 7 election results violates state election law and could nullify votes. The three-member Otero County Commission, in its role as a county canvassing board, voted unanimously Monday against certifying the primary...

<p>Crowded governor's race could limit funds More Republican than Democratic candidates enter fray John Hill / Louisiana Gannett News Posted on March 2, 2003 BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana governor's race is up to a dozen serious candidates with Republicans outnumbering Democrats seven to five.</p>

Seven candidates vie for Senate seat Larry Burton / The Times Posted on December 7, 2002 Seven candidates will compete for Northwest Louisiana's state Senate District 36 seat. The last day of qualifying Friday saw two more hopeful s file for the post being vacated by Sen. Foster Campbell, D-Elm Grove. The latest qualifiers are: -- Robert R. Adley, 55, a conservative Democrat who served as a state representative from 1980 to 1996. Adley, of Benton in Bossier Parish, owns and operates a natural gas management company and ran for governor in 1995. -- T.E. "Gene" Coleman, 66, a Republican...