New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB222: VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Status: Failed, January 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to elections; requiring all voters to present identification before voting; providing for free identification cards to be issued by the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department; providing for xerographic copies of a voter's identification document; amending, repealing and enacting sections of the nmsa 1978.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS; REQUIRING ALL VOTERS TO PRESENT IDENTIFICATION BEFORE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR FREE IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO BE ISSUED BY THE MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION OF THE TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR XEROGRAPHIC COPIES OF A VOTER'S IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT; AMENDING, REPEALING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978. 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] VOTER IDENTIFICATION--PROVISION OF XEROGRAPHIC COPIES.--At the request of a voter, the state shall provide at no charge a xerographic copy of the voter's required voter identification document when the voter presents the document during normal business hours at any municipal, county .233093.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ or state government office that is capable of making such copies." SECTION 2. Section 1-1-24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005, Chapter 270, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read: "1-1-24. REQUIRED VOTER IDENTIFICATION.--As used in the Election Code, "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; …
Sponsors
- John Block (R, HD-051) · primary sponsor
- Jimmy G. Mason (R, HD-066)
- Stefani Lord (R, HD-022)
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: ELECTIONS, STATE AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTS (including reorganization)
Common questions
- What is HB222?
- HB222 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
- What does HB222 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to elections; requiring all voters to present identification before voting; providing for free identification cards to be issued by the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department; providing for xerographic copies of a voter's identification document; amending, repealing and enacting sections of the nmsa 1978.
- What is the status of HB222?
- Failed as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (January 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB222?
- John Block (R, HD-051), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB222?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=222&year=26
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