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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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