Voting Rights After a Felony in New Mexico

How New Mexico law treats voting with a felony conviction, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: People with felony convictions cannot vote while imprisoned in a correctional facility as part of a felony sentence. House Bill 4 (2023 Regular Session), as described by the New Mexico Corrections Department

Voting with a felony conviction	People with felony convictions cannot vote while imprisoned in a correctional facility as part of a felony sentence. Since House Bill 4 (enacted March 30, 2023), they become eligible to vote immediately on release from prison, including while on parole or probation; before that law, they had to finish the whole sentence, including parole and probation. The Corrections Department says people leaving its prisons are registered to vote on release. NMCD 'Parallels' digital magazine, Vol. 1, Ed. 1 (2026), reentry article. Source: House Bill 4 (2023 Regular Session), as described by the New Mexico Corrections Department

Voting with a felony conviction

People with felony convictions cannot vote while imprisoned in a correctional facility as part of a felony sentence. Since House Bill 4 (enacted March 30, 2023), they become eligible to vote immediately on release from prison, including while on parole or probation; before that law, they had to finish the whole sentence, including parole and probation. The Corrections Department says people leaving its prisons are registered to vote on release.

NMCD 'Parallels' digital magazine, Vol. 1, Ed. 1 (2026), reentry article.

Source: House Bill 4 (2023 Regular Session), as described by the New Mexico Corrections Department

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