It is unlawful for 'idiots' to vote.
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Added: 2026/3/18
The Law
For over a century, the New Mexico State Constitution explicitly stated that 'idiots' and 'insane persons' were barred from casting a ballot. This incredibly offensive, archaic terminology was a relic of early 20th-century laws trying to define mental capacity for voters. The state finally voted to scrub the phrase from the constitution in recent years.
Source & Citation
Code/Statute: NMSA 1978, Const. Art. VII, § 1
New Mexico Constitution
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