ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Bernalillo County Treasurer Manny Ortiz is appealing a judge’s ruling that allows the treasurer’s critics to begin collecting signatures to force him into a recall election.
The Albuquerque Journal (https://bit.ly/1fwm6OS ) reports that the planned appeal to the New Mexico Supreme Court is disclosed in a motion filed by a lawyer for Ortiz.
District Judge Alan Malott ruled there can be a recall attempt because there is sufficient evidence or probable cause to believe that Ortiz mishandled the management of county investments.
Ortiz disputes a state audit’s critical findings and he contends that his investment decisions have helped generate millions of dollars in income for the county.
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