▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico ▁placed ▁approximately ▁$ 1 3 , 5 0 0 ▁worth ▁of ▁legal ▁ad s ▁with ▁The ▁Silver ▁City ▁Daily ▁Press ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁then - up coming ▁November ▁elections . ▁Five ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁state ▁failed ▁to ▁pay ▁what ▁was ▁ow ed ▁to ▁the ▁newspaper ▁and ▁its ▁editor ▁and ▁publish er ▁T ina ▁E ly , ▁a ▁single ▁mother , ▁took ▁out ▁a ▁second ▁mort g age ▁on ▁her ▁home ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁newspaper ' s ▁pay roll ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁un pa id ▁bill ▁from ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ' s ▁Office . ▁In ▁addition , ▁federal ▁aud itors ▁were ▁review ing ▁these ▁and ▁other ▁exp end it ures ▁by ▁former ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Reb e cca ▁V ig il - G ir on , ▁whose ▁subsequent ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ind ict ment ▁on ▁charges ▁em be zz lement ▁of ▁federal ▁money ▁meant ▁for ▁vot er ▁education ▁were ▁ordered ▁dropped ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁a ▁New ▁Mexico ▁District ▁Judge . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Silver ▁City ▁Daily ▁Press ▁received ▁the ▁Mark ▁Tw ain ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Mexico ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁Man aging ▁Edit ors ▁( N MAP ME ). ▁First ▁awarded ▁by ▁N MAP ME ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁Silver ▁City ▁Daily ▁Press ▁receive ▁the ▁Mark ▁Tw ain ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁their ▁out standing ▁member ▁co operation ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁ 2