Amid distrust in system, New Mexico officials try to assure voters of election security

Republican officials in Torrance County, N.M., aim to assure voters of their election system's security by hand-counting ballots and opening security testing of machines to the public.

Here and elsewhere, Republicans as well as Democrats are paying a price for former President Donald Trump's relentless complaints and false claims about the 2020 election he lost.

Many Torrance County voters still don’t trust voting machines or election tallies, a conspiracy-fueled lack of faith that persists in rural areas across the U.S. Just weeks before consequential midterm elections, such widespread skepticism suggests that no matter the outcome, many Americans may not accept the results.