Just a few months after announcing a task force to overhaul campaign finance practices in New Mexico, state officials are still not clear on how many violations are being investigated.
The Daily Times in Farmington reports that Secretary of State Dianna Duran's office is still compiling referrals of possible violations to send to Attorney General Hector Balderas.
Balderas' office released one violation referral from Duran on Friday. More are expected to be disclosed by June 10.
Balderas and Duran formed a joint task force in February to review issues of campaign finance reporting, enforcement and the referral process.
The newspaper found Duran's office only collected 4 percent of roughly 2,000 fines imposed on candidates who were found in violation.
Furthermore, Duran waived one-third of them.
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