Unfair Electioneering is a common term which describes a certain behavior governed by election law under the
New Mexico State Statutes, Article 1.
Specifically:
(New Mexico State Statutes, Annotated 1978)
1-20-16. Electioneering too close to the polling place.
Electioneering too close to the polling place consists of any form of
campaigning on election day within one hundred feet of the building in which the polling place is located, and includes the
display of signs or distribution of campaign literature.
Whoever commits electioneering too close to the polling place is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
Steve Green was witnessed inside the polling place working as a Registration Clerk - checking
voter IDs, getting their signatures, and also working in the role of Caucus Site Ballot Box Monitor because he issued voting ballots
directly to voters.
Steve Green campaigned for himself:
~Steve Green was witnessed saying he was
running for City Commissioner in an upcoming
municipal election.
~ Steve Green promoted the T or C Municipal
Election some more by saying a Judge was being
decided at that election, too.
~ Steve Green wore a distinctly different name
badge than other poll workers
- his was printed in
green ink with a green box around it calling
special attention to it. Other workers' name
badges were printed in black ink with no box. The
Registration Clerk sitting next to Mr. Green, simply
had "Ruth" printed in black (no box).
Steve Green had his truck parked near the polling place, along a city street (at the corner
of Daniels St. and McAdoo St.), with multiple campaign signs attached advertising his bid for T or C City Commissioner.
His truck was likely parked within 100 ft. of the polling place, but there was no line
marker typically drawn at election sites. The Democratic Party didn't believe they had to/needed to because it wasn't
specified in their rules. The fact that it is an election law of the State of New Mexico remains.
Steve Green also violated the T or C City Ordinance that only allows vehicles with political
signs to be parked on city streets for no more than 1 hour per day during a political campaign period. Mr. Green had
to report for work at the polling place on Feb. 5, '08 by 10:30 am, and as it's been reported, he worked a fourteen hour
day. His truck was parked in the same location all day, and into the evening as the polling place didn't close until
7 pm.
1-20-15. Conspiracy to violate Election Code.
Conspiracy to violate the Election Code consists of knowingly combining,
uniting or agreeing with any other person to omit any duty or commit any act, the omission of which duty, or combination of
such act, would by the provisions of the Election Code constitute a fourth degree felony.
Whoever commits Conspiracy to violate Election Code is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
Publicly admited in a Letter To The Editor in Dec. '08, Sierra County Democratic Chairperson, Deborah L. Toomey
intentionally enlisted Steve Green as a Registration Clerk and/or Caucus Site Ballot Box Monitor to work at the
Feb. 5, 08 Democratic Caucus Election, in order to give him an advantage for his bid in the T or C Municipal Election on March
4, '08. To further substantiate that Ms. Toomey was acting unethically, and mising the power of her position, an audio-recording
of a verbal threat from Ms. Toomey to one of Mr. Green's competitors calling her derogatory names, and saying to consider
Ms. Toomey's future actions to be "war" against her will be uploaded to YouTube soon (and you can hear for yourself).
This threat came just before preparations for both the Democratic Caucus selection and training of poll workers, and start
of the T or C Municipal Election campaign.
1-20-11. Offering a bribe.
Offering a bribe consists of willfully advancing, paying, or causing
to be paid, or promising, directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable consideration, office or employment, to any
person for the following purposes connected with or incidental to any election.
A. to induce such person, if a voter, to vote or refrain from voting for or against any candidate, proposition,
question or constitutional amendment;
B. to induce such person, if a precinct board member or other election official, to mark, alter, suppress
or otherwise change any ballot that has been cast, and election return, or any certificate of election; or
C. to induce such person to use such payment or promise to bribe others for the purposes specified in this
section.
1-20-12. Accepting a bribe.
Accepting a bribe consists of knowingly accepting any payment or promise
of payment, directly or indirectly, of money, valuable consideration, office or employmnet for the unlawful purposes specified
in Section 1-20-11 NMSA 1978.
Whoever commits Offering a bribe, or Accepting a bribe, is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
The valuable consideration that Ms. Deborah L. Toomey, Sierra County Democratic Chairperson did offer to
Steven L. Green, and he did accept, was that by working as a Registration Clerk and/or Caucus Site Ballot Box Monitor at
the Feb. 5th Democratic Caucus Election - while actively running for T or C City Commissioner - gave Mr. Green an advantage
over three other candidates who were running for the same position, but who did not have direct access to the 680 Democrats
who voted in-person, at the polling place, on Feb. 5, '08.
Considering Steve Green won his position by only 82 votes, the fact that he had an advantage by working
as a Registration Clerk and/or Caucus Site Ballot Box Monitor at the Feb. 5, '08 Democratic Caucus Election, and as now
proven by polygraph exam, Steve Green campaigned for himself, were likely the reasons Mr. Green won Position #5
on the T or C City Commission, over three other candidates.
In addition to election laws governed under the New Mexico State Statutes (Annotated 1978),
Steve Green and Deborah Toomey broke rules of the Democratic Party of New Mexico.
The Feb. 5, '08 Caucus Election had rules and guidelines issued by the Democratic Party of New Mexico, Brian
Colon, State Chair, and Laura Sanchez, Executive Director (who resigned after the disorganization of the Caucus was called
a "fiasco" in local and national media after the Feb. 5th election)
