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INSIDE: OBITUARIES C3 1 CLASSIFIEDS C4 1 TVWEATHER C8 Ni I 1 I 1110.1..... I '11 lit 1 1 440 i 1 IN I I IL METRO NM Summertime is the perfect time to relax at the movies. See what's playing at a theater near you. Page C4 SECTION 1 THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 1 ALBUQUERQUE Modernized voting system set for after 2016 election Lawmakers briefed on project progress validated concerns about the agency's technology that were first raised by analysts in 2009. Agency officials told lawmakers last year that the mismanagement and under-funding of information technology that had occurred for so many years put the office "in a state of crisis" and that it was unlikely the office could of finding ways to transfer information between the different systems currently used by the county clerks, election officials said many of the processes are manual and require a lot of time and money.

The idea to overhaul the election management system goes back a few years. An assessment done by Fresquez when she was hired by then-newly elected Secretary of State Dianna Duran in 2011 election officials. The secretary of state's office briefed lawmakers on its progress during a meeting this week in Albuquerque. The agency already has updated the candidate filing system and streamlined the reporting of election results, but work has yet to start on revamping voter registration. Kari Fresquez, head of the elections bureau and the agency's chief technology officer, said creating a one-stop shop for voters and integrating the numerous separate systems used by county clerks across the state marks the biggest step in the modernization process.

"It's just a bit of a risk to implement a system before a big election, so we're going to take the cautious path," she said. "We will be working on it this year and next year, but we won't really realize the benefits of it until after the presidential general election." The goal is to make it easier for voters to access and update their information online, look up election dates, find polling places and read sample ballots. For clerks, the system will enable them to better manage voter files, validate addresses and share information with the secretary of state's office. Aside from the challenges BY SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It won't be until after the 2016 general election that a revamped, more modern election management and voter registration system is fully implemented in New Mexico, according to the state's top See MODERNIZED C2 FOLK ART MARKET IN SANTA FE 1111P I Relative loses lawsuit against Abruzzos ko INIP Widower had filed financial claims I 1 I I -4 AIL SI 1. i 1 41 li a i 41.

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,,,,,.4 N. tV 'WI 1 1 1-' oti--- 1' 4 1 i tt 0 '4, ot "iv I 41 'k $, 11W 1 OE gr the trust had gone from about $102,000 in 1999 to $900,000 in 2014 as the brothers consolidated their business holdings in Alvarado Realty or ARCO, which owns properties including Sandia Peak Tramway, Sandia Peak Ski Area, Ski Santa Fe and Hoffman-town Shopping Center. In the years since his wife's death, Kearney received about $8 million from the trust, but he contended the Abruzzos had violated their trust duties by failing to administer the trusts in the best interest of beneficiaries, particularly Kearney. He also claimed the brothers had made decisions based on their personal interests. In court documents, the Abruzzos said Kearney was far from "an oppressed minority shareholder," and that his complaint essentially was that ARCO "should be distributing all of its income every year to all stockholders without regard to anticipated expenses, emergencies, investment needs and opportunities." The Abruzzo family has experienced multiple early deaths.

Ben Abruzzo, the Chicago-born son of immigrant parents and founder of Alvarado Realty, died along with his wife, Pat, in 1985 in a small-plane crash in Albuquerque. Their daughter, Mary Pat Abruzzo Kearney, died in 1998. Richard, the youngest of the four children, died in 2010 in a ballooning accident off Italy while competing in the 54th Gordon Bennett Cup. BY SCOTT SANDLIN JOURNAL STAFF WRITER A lawsuit challenging the amount of proceeds being paid to the widowed husband of an Abruzzo family member went down in flames this week when the trial judge granted a verdict in favor of the defense. Second Judicial District Judge Alan Malott granted a verdict in favor of defendants Louis and Benjamin Abruzzo and against Victor Kearney, whose wife, Mary Pat Abruzzo, died in 1998.

Kearney claimed his brothers-in-law weren't paying him his fair share of income from the family business. A civil jury had heard about a week of testimony in the breach of trust case brought by Kearney, whose wife choked to death in 1998 while on a cruise to Mexico with friends. Her will left income from her share in the family business to her husband during his lifetime and directed her brothers to act as trustees. Malott said it was the first time in seven years on the bench he had granted a directed verdict. "No one is a bigger believer in juries than me," he said.

"It was a difficult decision." But he said the plaintiff had simply failed to prove his case and there was no need to send it to the jury. Trial testimony showed that Kearney's income from EDDIE MOOREJOURNAL Sanaipei Lolkinyiei, left, an interpreter, and Meeri Tuya, an artist, both from Kenya, wait with other artists to be introduced during the community celebration of the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe on Wednesday. The International Folk Art Market will be held this weekend on Museum Hill. Lab documentary gives detailed nuclear history Sandia film looks at events that led to development BY RYAN STARK Ex-NM Supreme Court Justice Stowers dies 40. 3 nuclear weapons history from 1945 to 1991.

It examines how geopolitical events during the Cold War drove the history of nuclear weapon design and engineering. It says, for example, that the Eisenhower administration shared nuclear weapons with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, but the Kennedy administration wanted assurances that the weapons could be used only with presidential consent. Sandia developed Permission Action Links (PALs) to prevent unauthorized people from obtaining access to nuclear weapons and to improve presidential control of the stockpile. The film includes interviews with dozens of scientists, engineers and policy-makers, and gives details about the role of national laboratories in nuclear safety and security. Dan Curry, who produced the film for Sandia, said it was originally going to be limited to Sandia's contributions.

"We realized the scope needed to be NUCLEUS STAFF WRITER Sandia National Laboratories has been at the heart of America's nuclear weapons development nearly from its inception. Drawing on that history, the lab has produced a new documentary to tell some of those stories. "AlwaysNever: The Quest for Safety, Control and Reliability" was recently released on Sandia's YouTube channel. The name comes from the position U.S. policymakers took after World War IL They decided the nation would rely heavily on nuclear weapons as an essential strategic deterrent.

They wanted a stockpile of weapons that would always work if called upon and never detonate due to an accident, equipment failure, human mistake or malicious intent. The three-part video series tells the Served on court from 1982 to 1989 PHOTO COURTESY OF RANDY MONTOYA Former and current Sandia National Laboratories employees gather at the National Museum of Nuclear Science History in 2011. See LAB C2 6 CNM students win awards for technical skills Joyce Stowers said her husband worked until he was 88 because of his love of people, from his adversaries in a court case to constituents in a small town. "He always had a joke, ready in a moment, for every situation," said Elizabeth STOWERS: Vigil, Stow- Died ers' daughter. can- cer oomph- Stowers cations was in a car crash in June 2014, and when doctors were treating him they discovered cancer, Joyce said.

He ultimately died Wednesday of complications from the disease. Harry Stowers is survived by his wife, Joyce; daughters, Faye McAfee and Vigil; son, Joseph Stowers; and sister, Karen Mangum. BY RYAN BOETEL JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Harry Stowers, a former New Mexico Supreme Court justice and a longtime member of the Albuquerque legal community, died Wednesday morning at age 89. Stowers, a native New Mexican who grew up in Madrid and graduated from Silver City High School, served on the Supreme Court from 1982 to 1989. Before that, he worked as a prosecutor and city attorney in Albuquerque, as a judge in the 2nd Judicial District and as a private practice attorney.

After leaving the Supreme Court, Stowers was elected mayor of the village of Los Ranchos for one term and then went to work for the Branch Law Firm in Albuquerque until June 2014, said his wife, Joyce Stowers. 18 qualified for national challenge to be part of a college that provides that kind of instruction, that truly leads to a job in the workforce of our community." Winograd, who made a special appearance in Kentucky at the national competition this year, said she can't believe she has missed going in previous years. prizes from a national competition for career technical education students in Louisville, Ky. Six thousand high school and college competitors, including 18 CNM students, as well as 15,000 spectators attended the 2015 National SkillsUSA Championships from June 22 to 28. The event featured more than 100 competitions to test students' skills in a variety of fields, including humanoid robotics, culinary arts and crime scene investigation.

CNM students earned silver and bronze medals in the fields of industrial motor control, sheet metal, welding sculpture and welding fabrication. "I was so proud to be the president of CNM," Kathie Winograd said. "I was proud BY ALI STRATTON JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Six students from Central New Mexico Community College returned to Albuquerque last month with bronze and silver medals and thousands of dollars' worth of See CNM C2 Music at the library Trio Los Primos plays traditional New Mexican, South American, Mexican and American music from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at the South Valley Library, 3904 Isleta SW. The instrumentation includes requinto, guitarron, guitar and, occasionally, accordion and bongos, the library says.

E--mmilm, Have a laugh Get all the guffaws you can get tonight as The Stage at Santa Ana Star Casino hosts Stand-up Comedy Thursdays featuring three of the country's best stand-up comedians: Forrest Shaw, Justin Foster and Genevieve Mueller. Doors open at 6:30 and the first comedian steps on The Stage at 7:30. $10 cover. For more information, go to www. thestageatthestarcom.

Quote of the day "I can't imagine going through what he went through, and then to get out there and stay level and keep the club face squared and play the way he does. It's very impressive." Ladera Golf Course head pro Wright Zimmer ly marveling at what Pete Gallegos has accomplished. Gallegos, who plays golf about three times a week, has the use of only his left arm because of a bike crash that happened years ago. Sun land lawsuit Flying the colors The flag is to be flown at full staff today. Sex, booze with teenagers? An Edgewood man was booked into jail on multiple charges after police say he enticed two 14-year-old girls to come to his house for alcohol and illegal drugs and had sex with one of them.

Sun land Park's former city manager filed suit against the city alleging breach of contract and violation of New Mexico's Whistleblower Protection Act. Page C2 Page C2.