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But he announced last week he was suspending his campaign after police reports and eyewitness testimony linked him to a late-night disturbance at a Chicago hotel that allegedly involved him “running around naked” and banging on hotel doors. But an attorney representing the two Democratic fill-in candidates said the court had taken away voters’ ability to choose their preferred candidate in the November election. “We are obviously disappointed,” said attorney Daymon Ely, a former state representative. “The Supreme Court has substituted their judgement for the voters.” At issue in the case was whether Democrats met a statutory deadline to replace Joseph Hernandez of Shiprock and Elise Falanga Taylor of Rio Rancho on the November general election ballot.
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