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Elections Issue Summary

Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome
Feb. 14, 2024	New Mexico	HB 182	Amends the State Campaign Reporting Act to Require Disclaimers on "Materially Deceptive Media"	Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
Feb. 14, 2024	New Mexico	HB 182	Amends the State Campaign Reporting Act to Require Disclaimers on "Materially Deceptive Media"	Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
Feb. 14, 2024	New Mexico	SB 108	Requires the Election Fund be Reimbursed by the General Fund for All Election Costs	Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
Feb. 14, 2024	New Mexico	SB 108	Requires the Election Fund be Reimbursed by the General Fund for All Election Costs	Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
Feb. 14, 2024	New Mexico	SB 5	Prohibits Fireams at State Drop Boxes and Polling Places	Bill Passed - House (35 - 34)

Date	No.	Title	Outcome
2/14	HB 182	Amends the State Campaign Reporting Act to Require Disclaimers on "Materially Deceptive Media"	Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
2/14	HB 182	Amends the State Campaign Reporting Act to Require Disclaimers on "Materially Deceptive Media"	Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 14)
2/14	SB 108	Requires the Election Fund be Reimbursed by the General Fund for All Election Costs	Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
2/14	SB 108	Requires the Election Fund be Reimbursed by the General Fund for All Election Costs	Bill Passed - House (59 - 5)
2/14	SB 5	Prohibits Fireams at State Drop Boxes and Polling Places	Bill Passed - House (35 - 34)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
Sept. 22, 2022	Heinrich Blasts Republican Blockade Of DISCLOSE Act	Sen. Martin Heinrich
June 29, 2022	Luján, Colleagues Urge HHS Secretary Becerra to Expand Voting Registration Access on HealthCare.gov	Sen. Ben Luján
May 11, 2022	Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Deanne Criswell, Administrator of FEMA, and Hon. Jen Easterly, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Klobuchar, Peters, Colleagues Urge Department of Homeland Security to Help State and Local Governments Improve Election Security	Sen. Ben Luján
May 5, 2022	Letter to Lisa Monaco, Deputy Attorney General - Subcommittee On Elections Send Letters To DOJ, FTC, And DHS Regarding Election Disinformation	Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez
Feb. 16, 2022	Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023	Sen. Martin Heinrich

Date	Title	Politician
Sept. 22, 2022	Heinrich Blasts Republican Blockade Of DISCLOSE Act	Sen. Martin Heinrich
June 29, 2022	Luján, Colleagues Urge HHS Secretary Becerra to Expand Voting Registration Access on HealthCare.gov	Sen. Ben Luján
May 11, 2022	Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, Hon. Deanne Criswell, Administrator of FEMA, and Hon. Jen Easterly, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Klobuchar, Peters, Colleagues Urge Department of Homeland Security to Help State and Local Governments Improve Election Security	Sen. Ben Luján
May 5, 2022	Letter to Lisa Monaco, Deputy Attorney General - Subcommittee On Elections Send Letters To DOJ, FTC, And DHS Regarding Election Disinformation	Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez
Feb. 16, 2022	Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Prioritize Funding to Improve Election Administration in the President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2023	Sen. Martin Heinrich

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Interest Group Ratings

Year(s)	Special Interest Group
2019	Common Cause New Mexico
2019	Common Cause New Mexico
2017	Common Cause New Mexico
2016	Common Cause New Mexico
2015	Common Cause New Mexico

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2020	New Mexico	Amendment 1: Appointed Public Regulation Commission Amendment	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	New Mexico	Amendment 2: Elections and Terms of Non-Statewide Officeholders Amendment	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	New Mexico	Constitutional Amendment 3: A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to Article 6 of the Constitution of New Mexico to Allow the Legislature to Set the Date for Filing Declarations of Candidacy for Judicial Retension Elections	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	New Mexico	Constitutional Amendment 2: A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Article 12, Section 13 of the Constitution of New Mexico to Change the Board of Regents of Northern New Mexico State School by Filling One Regent Position with a Student	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	New Mexico	Constitutional Amendment 1: A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Article 7, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico to Provide that School Elections Shall be Held at Different Times from Partisan Elections	Passed

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