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NM SM1
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Status
1/22/2026
Primary Sponsor
Natalie Figueroa
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AI Summary
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Urges U.S. Congress to pass legislation establishing uniform redistricting criteria for congressional seats to address partisan gerrymandering
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Argues partisan gerrymandering violates voters' First Amendment right to free association and Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection
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Calls for prohibiting states from midcycle redistricting (redistricting between regular decennial cycles) unless court-ordered, citing 2025 midcycle actions that increased partisan divisions
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Notes the U.S. is one of few developed countries allowing officeholders to draw their own electoral districts
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Directs copies be sent to congressional leadership, the New Mexico congressional delegation, the governor, and secretary of state
Legislative Description
Uniform Redistricting Criteria
Last Action
Sent to SRC - Referrals: SRC/SJC
1/22/2026