Same Day Voter Registration Bill Passes NM House 40-27 (Vote Tally Added)

Great news. HB 52, sponsored by Rep. Jim Trujillo, received a do pass today by a vote of 40 to 27 on the House floor (see vote tally below the break). The bill provides for same day voter registration at polling locations during early voting in a general election.

“Rep. Cervantes and I have been working diligently on same day voter registration and this bill is the culmination of our efforts over the last several years,” said Trujillo. “I’m pleased that the bill passed the House with a convincing margin. Expanding access to the electoral process to all New Mexicans only enriches our democracy. As the bill now moves to the Senate, I urge my colleagues in the Senate to support this bill.”

The NM AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Conservation Voters of New Mexico, NM Common Cause, NM County Clerks Affiliate, and New Mexico League of Women Voters have endorsed HB 52. The bill now moves to the Senate. Let's keep up the pressure. Contact your Senator.

For more on this bill, be sure to see Rep. Trujillo's guest blog on DFNM.

SANTA FE — The 40-27 vote in the House on Wednesday to approve a bill allowing New Mexicans to register to vote and cast a ballot on the same at early voting sites. Voting yes were 40 Democrats. Voting no were 24 Republicans and three Democrats. Not voting or excused were one Republican and two Democrats.

REPUBLICANS VOTING NO
Thomas Anderson (Albuquerque).
Janice Arnold-Jones (Albuquerque).
Paul Bandy (Aztec).
Richard Berry (Albuquerque).
Donald Bratton (Hobbs).
Zachary Cook (Ruidoso).
Anna Crook (Clovis).
Nora Espinoza (Roswell).
Candy Spence Ezzell (Roswell).
eith Gardner (Roswell).
William Gray (Artesia).
Jimmie Hall (Albuquerque).
Dianne Miller Hamilton (Silver City).
Dennis Kintigh (Roswell).
Larry Larranaga (Albuquerque).
Kathy McCoy (Cedar Crest).
Jane Powdrell-Culbert (Corrales).
Bill Rehm (Albuquerque).
Dennis Roch (Tucumcari).
James Strickler (Farmington).
Thomas Taylor (Farmington).
Don Tripp (Socorro).
Shirley Tyler (Lovington).
Gloria Vaughn (Alamogordo).

DEMOCRATS VOTING YES
Eliseo Lee Alcon (Milan).
Andrew Barreras (Tome).
Ray Begaye (Shiprock).
Jose Campos (Santa Rosa).
Joseph Cervantes (Las Cruces).
Gail Chasey (Albuquerque).
Eleanor Chavez (Albuquerque).
Ernest Chavez (Albuquerque).
Nathan Cote (Las Cruces).
Brian Egolf (Santa Fe).
Mary Helen Garcia (Las Cruces).
Miguel Garcia (Albuquerque).
Thomas Garcia (Ocate).
Karen Giannini (Albuquerque).
Roberto “Bobby” Gonzales (Taos).
Joni Marie Gutierrez (Mesilla).
Dona Irwin (Deming).
Sandra Jeff (Crownpoint).
Rhonda King (Stanley).
Antonio Lujan (Las Cruces).
Ben Lujan (Santa Fe).
Patricia Lundstrom (Gallup).
James Roger Madalena (Jemez Pueblo).
Antonio “Moe” Maestas (Albuquerque).
Rodolpho “Rudy” Martinez (Bayard).
W. Ken Martinez (Grants).
Rick Miera (Albuquerque).
Andy Nunez (Hatch).
Al Park (Albuquerque).
Danice Picraux (Albuquerque).
Benjamin Rodefer (Corrales).
Henry Kiki Saavedra (Albuquerque).
Nick Salazar (Ohkay Owingeh).
Edward Sandoval (Albuquerque).
Sheryl Williams Stapleton (Albuquerque).
Jeff Steinborn (Las Cruces).
Mimi Stewart (Albuquerque).
Jack Thomas (Rio Rancho).
Jim Trujillo (Santa Fe).
Luciano “Lucky” Varela (Santa Fe).

DEMOCRATS VOTING NO
Elias Barela (Belen).
Bill O’Neill (Albuquerque).
Debbie Rodella (Espanola).

DEMOCRATS NOT VOTING
John Heaton (Carlsbad).
Richard Vigil (Ribera).

REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING
Jeannette Wallace (Los Alamos).

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