New Mexico Statutes

N.M. Stat. § 1-1-24 (2026)

Required voter identification

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As used in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978], "required voter identification" means any of the following forms of identification as chosen by the voter:

A. a physical form of identification, which may be:

(1) an original or copy of a current and valid photo identification with or without an address, which address is not required to match the voter's certificate of registration; or

(2) an original or copy of a utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, student identification card or other government document, including identification issued by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, that shows the name and address of the person, the address of which is not required to match the voter's certificate of registration; or

B. a verbal or written statement by the voter of the voter's name, registration address and year of birth; provided, however, that the statement of the voter's name need not contain the voter's middle initial or suffix.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 270, § 6; 2008, ch. 59, § 1.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2008 amendment, effective May 14, 2008, deleted "voter identification card" in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A; deleted "unique identifier" in Subsection B; and added "registration address" in Subsection B.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2008 · leading case: Am. Civil Liberties Union, Nm v. Santillanes, 546 F.3d 1313 (10th Cir. 2008).

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Am. Civil Liberties Union, Nm v. Santillanes, 546 F.3d 1313 (10th Cir. 2008). “1(I)(4) (2007); N.M. Stat. § 1-1-24 (2005). We are not persuaded that these terms are inherently confusing or difficult to apply given the function of the voter identification amendment: to match the person presenting as a voter with the identification.”

Am. Civil Liberties Union v. Santillanes, 506 F. Supp. 2d 598 (D.N.M. 2007). · cites it 2× “N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-24 . The “unique identifier” means “the last four digits of a voter’s social security number.”

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