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Voter ID Debate The Focus Of Secretary Of State Race

Republican Secretary of State Dianna Duran is fighting to keep her job in a race that has her pitted against Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver.

A major focus has been voter ID.

Duran is seeking to become the first Republican re-elected to the seat in decades. Citing fraud concerns, she wants to push for new voter ID measures.

Oliver, Bernalillo County's clerk, says fraud is rare and requiring voters to have identification would just prevent certain residents from casting ballots.

Duran and Oliver have also clashed over two counties' efforts to put nonbinding questions regarding marijuana on their ballots.

Duran says it amounts to a poll question. Oliver says Duran overstepped her authority in trying to halt the ballot measures.

The state Supreme Court ruled in September to allow the questions.

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