New Mexicans With Prior Felony Convictions Will Be Able to Vote In November
New Mexico residents with past felony convictions will be able to vote thanks to an agreed upon court order between pro-voting groups and state officials.
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Judge Rules New Mexico Voter Data Usage Restrictions Violate Federal Law
On Friday, a federal court ruled that a right-wing organization, Voter Reference Foundation, is entitled to voter information after finding that New Mexico’s voter data usage rules violate the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
New Mexico Bans Guns Near Polling Places
It’s now illegal to possess a firearm within 100 feet of a polling place in New Mexico, thanks to legislation signed into law today by New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham (D).
New Mexico Senate Passes Bill Banning Guns Near Polling Places
The New Mexico Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would ban guns near polling places and drop boxes.
Numerous Voting and Election Changes Take Effect In States Across U.S.
With a new year comes change, and voters in states across the country are dealing with laws both expanding and attacking voting and elections after a multitude of previously enacted bills went into effect on Jan. 1.
New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Congressional Map for 2024 and Beyond
Today, the New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state’s congressional map, keeping in place the current map for 2024 and the rest of the redistricting cycle.
New Mexico Court Upholds Congressional Map
On Friday, Oct. 6, a New Mexico court upheld New Mexico’s congressional map holding that it is not an “egregious” partisan gerrymander.
New Mexico’s Congressional Map Heads To Trial
Today, Wednesday, Sept. 27, a state-level trial begins in a redistricting lawsuit brought by the Republican Party of New Mexico challenging New Mexico’s congressional map for being an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
New Mexico Supreme Court Rules That State Courts Can Review Partisan Gerrymandering Claims
On Wednesday, July 5, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued an order holding that partisan gerrymandering claims are justiciable under the New Mexico Constitution.
New Mexico Legislature Sends Pro-Voting Bill to Governor
On Monday, March 13, the New Mexico Legislature sent House Bill 4, the New Mexico Voting Rights Act, to the desk of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) for her signature.
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