Former inmates file suit against New Mexico over voting rights

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Video above:’Millions for prisoners New Mexico’ filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, the New Mexico Corrections Department and the office of the Bernalillo County Clerk. The 42-page lawsuit alleges all three departments are in violation of their constitutional right to vote. The grassroots organization includes New Mexicans with past felonies as well as others advocating on their behalf to restore voting rights and to ensure they can vote in the 2024 November election.

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