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New Mexico county commissioner who participated in Jan 6 riot loses Supreme Court appeal
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A politician from New Mexico who participated in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, will not be able to run for local or federal office following a Supreme Court decision.
Though the Supreme Court ruled this month that states do not have the ability to bar Trump or other candidates for federal offices from the ballot, the justices said different rules apply to state and local candidates.
"We conclude that States may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office," the justices wrote in an unsigned opinion.
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