New Mexico Secretary of State charged with embezzlement, fraud, etc.

[King]

Dianna Duran's a really great woman. It's a shame she's gotten caught up in this. I will note that our last 3 Secretary of States have all faced indictments after leaving office. It's a very corrupt position in the NM government that needs to be massively reformed.

[King]

Eh, Turkisblau, Democrats can win this race in a midterm. It was held by a Democrat for decades. It was on the same ballot section as State Auditor and Attorney General, which were both won easily by Democrats in 2014.  A Democrat will win in it 2016.

Duran only won because she was seen as anti-corruption candidate against Mary Herrera in 2010, who was one of the worst ever, and fulfilled those promises reasonably well.

The real solution here is a constitutional amendment to get rid of the NM Secretary of State altogether and delegate the office's powers among several. This is the fourth consecutive SoS to have her career end with criminal charges--3 Democrats, 1 Republican.  And I'm guessing it's only been four because the prior ones were good at covering up similar practices.