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).
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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.
New Mexico Democrats Introduce Omnibus Pro-Voting Bill
On Friday, Jan. 27, New Mexico Democrats introduced House Bill 4, the New Mexico Voting Rights Act, an omnibus pro-voting bill that floundered last year.
DOJ Subpoenas Election Officials in Three More States
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued more subpoenas to election officials in the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election results.