Likely voters in New Mexico support reforms that will improve the security of the state’s elections. A majority of likely voters, including 89 percent of Republicans and 67 percent of Independents, support requiring a valid, government-issued photo ID for in-person voting.
Voters also support measures that will better secure absentee ballots. Survey results indicate that a majority of likely voters support requiring absentee ballots to include a valid, government-issued ID number, such as a state ID number or Social Security number (59%). An even more remarkable majority oppose allowing biased or partisan special interest groups to send absentee ballot applications to voters who did not request them (78%).