NACDL - Felony Disenfranchisement

Felony Disenfranchisement

NACDL worked with partners to support legislation expanding voting rights to formerly incarcerated individuals.

In 2023, NACDL joined a coalition of advocacy organizations in support of legislation that expands voting rights to formerly incarcerated individuals, signing onto a coalition letter in support of HB 4, which includes a provision that would end New Mexico’s practice of disenfranchisement people on probation and parole. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law legislation HB 4.

Letters & Testimony

Coalition Letter to NM Legislators on Ending Felony Disenfranchisement (February 2023)

The undersigned organizations are committed to expanding voting rights to all citizens including people with felony convictions completing their sentences both inside and outside of incarceration. We applaud the introduction of New Mexico’s voting rights act, HB4, which, amongst other things, would end New Mexico’s practice of disenfranchising people on probation and parole. We urge passage of this measure. We also encourage the New Mexico legislature to go further and guarantee the right to all citizens regardless of their incarceration status.

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