Uh, what “revelation?” They were news releases. They've been on the Lt. Guv's Web site since they were released to every media organization in the state.

By “revelation” do you mean Steve Terrel, Democrat hack for the Democrat mouthpiece Santa Fe New Mexican didn't bother to find out at the time if the “spokeswoman” was a public employee, and by the way, he didn't question the propriety of campaign endorsements under the official letter head of the Governor and Lt. Governor?

Uh, what “revelation?” They were news releases. They've been on the Lt. Guv's Web site since they were released to every media organization in the state.

By “revelation” do you mean Steve Terrel, Democrat hack for the Democrat mouthpiece Santa Fe New Mexican didn't bother to find out at the time if the “spokeswoman” was a public employee, and by the way, he didn't question the propriety of campaign endorsements under the official letter head of the Governor and Lt. Governor?

And by “revelation” do you mean your failure to contact the opposition party, which might have concerns about the legal propriety of elected official's use of public resources to influence an election?

Or by “revelation” do you mean your failure to contact the attorney general, the secretary of state, the League of Women Voters, the American Civil Liberties Union or any of several fair-elections advocacy groups about the law concerning public officials use of public resources to influence election outcomes?

Or, by “revelation” do you mean your focus on the source of funding for the press releases, and your refusal to confront the ongoing use of the state Internet resources to continue to publish the illegal political advocacy?

Or, by “revelation” do you mean your failure to reference a law with regard too use of state property by state officials to influence an election. (*The letterhead of the governor's office is a state resource and state property)

It didn't take me long to find NMSA 10-16-3: “Ethical principles of public service; certain official acts prohibited; penalty.”
A. A legislator, public officer or employee shall treat the legislator's, public officer's or employee's government position as a public trust. The legislator, public officer or employee shall use the powers and resources of public office only to advance the public interest and not to obtain personal benefits or pursue private interests incompatible with the public interest.

10-16-3.1. Prohibited political activities.
Public officers and employees are prohibited from:
A. directly or indirectly coercing or attempting to coerce a state officer or employee to pay, lend or contribute anything of value to a party, committee, organization, agency or person for a political purpose;
B. threatening to deny a promotion or pay increase to an employee who does or does not vote for certain candidates, requiring an employee to contribute a percentage of the employee's pay to a political fund, influencing a subordinate employee to purchase a ticket to a political fundraising dinner or similar event, advising an employee to take part in political activity or similar activities; or
C. violating the officer's or employee's duty to not use state property, or allow its use, for other than authorized purposes.

10-16-17. Criminal penalties.
Unless specified otherwise in the Governmental Conduct Act [Chapter 10, Article 16 NMSA 1978], any person who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of that act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both. Nothing in the Governmental Conduct Act shall preclude criminal prosecution for bribery or other provisions of law set forth in the constitution of New Mexico or by statute.

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