During New Mexico's 2026 regular legislative session that ended on Feb. 19, lawmakers adopted one election-related resolution and passed two election-related bills, both of which Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed in March.

Senate Joint Resolution 1 proposes a constitutional amendment to voters that would allow school elections to be held on the same dates as partisan elections, such as statewide and federal elections. The resolution was approved on a 38-0 vote in the state Senate on Feb. 5. On Feb. 18, the state House approved the resolution on a 50-9 vote, with 35 Democrats and 15 Republicans voting in favor and nine Republicans voting against, and 11 members absent.

Currently, the state constitution requires that school elections be held on separate dates from partisan elections. The constitutional amendment will be presented to voters at the Nov. 3, 2026, election. New Mexico voters previously approved constitutional amendments in 2008 and 2014 that allowed school elections to be held on the same date as nonpartisan elections. 

On March 9, Lujan Grisham signed SB 264, which prohibits a person from bringing or ordering military troops or armed federal agents to a polling place or ballot drop box location and creates state-level penalties. It also prohibits a person from interfering with the conduct of an election or from interfering with an election official, voter, challenger, or watcher while they are discharging their duties, among other provisions.

Lujan Grisham signed HB 248 on March 10, which requires voter approval at the November 2026 election for bonds issued under the 2026 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act.

New Mexico enacted six election-related bills in 2025, three in 2024, and four in 2023. Overall, 10 election-related bills were introduced in New Mexico in 2026, 24 fewer than in 2025.