Judge says Manny needs to be informed of the allegations against him, needs to receive an adequate explanation of the evidence against him,, and needs to have an adequate opportunity to explain his position.
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2/ If that sounds encouraging, it’s not — because in fact Gonzales was informed of the allegations against him, did receive an adequate explanation of the evidence, and did provide an explanation of his position.
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3/ All of this occurred during a seven-hour appeal following the city clerk’s decision, during which Gonzales’ attorney acknowledged that possibly hundreds of qualifying signatures were signed by campaign staff, not voters themselves.
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4/ All the clerk has to do is provide the evidence they already provided and give the Gonzales campaign an opportunity to respond, at which point the clerk can again deny the financing on the basis that Gonzales has already admitted that some signatures were fraudulent.
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5/ If that’s not enough, the clerk can cite a separate ruling on Friday from Albuquerque’s Board of Ethics and Campaign Practices, which fined Gonzales $500 following allegations that his campaign offered to pay a registered voter’s $5 contribution to get Gonzales on the ballot.
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