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HOUSE BILL 572
57
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
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NEW
MEXICO
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FIRST SESSION
,
2025
INTRODUCED BY
Angelita Mejia and John Block and Luis M. Terrazas
and Martin R. Zamora and Rod Montoya
AN ACT
RELATING TO ELECTIONS; MAKING THE ACT OF A PERSON KNOWINGLY
SOLICITING ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS NOT A UNITED STATES CITIZEN TO
REGISTER TO VOTE OR TO VOTE IN THIS STATE A FOURTH DEGREE
FELONY; PROVIDING THAT INCLUDING WITH A SOLICITATION A
DISCLAIMER THAT A NON-CITIZEN SHOULD NOT REGISTER TO VOTE OR
SHOULD NOT VOTE IN THIS STATE IS NOT A DEFENSE TO THE
VIOLATION; PROVIDING FOR A FINE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Election Code is enacted
to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] PROHIBITED ACTS--NON-CITIZEN--
SOLICITATION TO REGISTER--SOLICITATION TO VOTE--FOURTH DEGREE
FELONY--DISCLAIMER NOT A DEFENSE--ENFORCEMENT--FINE.--
A. As used in this section, "solicitation" means an
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act, verbal or written and in any format, including an
electronic format, of requesting, encouraging, inducing or
attempting to persuade another person to register to vote or to
vote.
B. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly solicit
another person who is not a United States citizen to:
(1) register to vote in this state; or
(2) vote in this state.
C. A person who violates Subsection B of this
section is guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction
shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section
31-18-15 NMSA 1978 and shall be required to pay a fine of up to
five thousand dollars ($5,000). Each act of solicitation
constitutes a separate offense.
D. It shall not be a defense to a solicitation in
violation of Subsection B of this section that the solicitation
includes a disclaimer advising the person solicited not to
register to vote or not to vote in this state if that person is
not a United States citizen."
SECTION 2. A new section of the Election Code is enacted
to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] ENFORCEMENT.--The attorney general or a
district attorney may institute criminal proceedings for a
violation of this 2025 act and may request assistance from the
secretary of state or other state election officials in
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investigating and prosecuting violations."
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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