Sat Mar 8 5:31PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero | 13 | Bernalillo |
| Rep. Pamelya Herndon | 28 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HGEIC ✓ | Passed, Feb 26, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| HJC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: [2] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC [10] DP-HJC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | referred | HGEIC/HJC | ||
| 2 | sent | HGEIC | ||
| 10 | passed | HGEIC (view committee report) | DP | 5-3; nays: Block, Mejia, Zamora |
| 10 | sent | HJC |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Jan 29 | filed: [Prefiled by Patricia Roybal Caballero; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HGEIC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Patricia Roybal Caballero; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Allow Voting with Felony Conviction, CA' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[2] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC' | |
| new sponsor: Patricia Roybal Caballero | |
| Feb 20 | new sponsor: Pamelya Herndon |
| Feb 24 | scheduled for HGEIC on Tue Feb 25, 08:30 |
| Feb 25 | rescheduled for HGEIC on Wed Feb 26, 08:30 |
| Feb 27 | passed HGEIC; sent to HJC |
| actions: '[2] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC' -> '[2] HGEIC/HJC-HGEIC [10] DP-HJC' |
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 10
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Patricia Roybal Caballero and Pamelya Herndon
A JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, SECTION 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO REMOVE A FELONY CONVICTION AS A DISQUALIFIER TO VOTE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. It is proposed to amend Article 7, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico to read:
"A. Every person who is a qualified elector pursuant to the constitution and laws of the United States and a citizen [thereof] of the United States shall be qualified to vote in all elections in New Mexico, subject to residency and registration requirements provided by law, except [as restricted by statute either by reason of criminal conviction for a felony or by] for reason of mental incapacity, [being] which is limited only to those persons who are unable to mark their ballot and who are concurrently also unable to communicate their voting preference. The legislature may enact laws providing for absentee voting by qualified electors. All school elections shall be held at different times from partisan elections.
B. The legislature shall have the power to require the registration of [the] qualified electors as a requisite for voting and shall regulate the manner, time and places of voting. The legislature shall enact such laws as will secure the secrecy of the ballot and the purity of elections and guard against the abuse of elective franchise. Not more than two members of the board of registration and not more than two judges of election shall belong to the same political party at the time of their appointment."
SECTION 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election or at any special election prior to that date that may be called for that purpose.
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