LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS v. ADVISORY COM.

NO. S-1-SC-35524.

401 P.3d 734 (2017)

2017-NMSC-025

STATE of New Mexico, EX REL. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NEW MEXICO, Petitioner, v. ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE NEW MEXICO COMPILATION COMMISSION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Filing Date: August 3, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

In Accord, P.C., Daniel A. Ivey-Soto , Albuquerque, NM, for Petitioner.

Hector H. Balderas , Attorney General, Ari Biernoff , Assistant Attorney General, Regina A. Ryanczak , Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.

New Mexico Association of Counties, Grace Philips , Santa Fe, NM, for Amicus Curiae New Mexico Association of Counties.

Disability Rights New Mexico, Tim Gardner , Alice Liu Cook , Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae Disability Rights New Mexico.

James E. Harrington, Jr. , Santa Fe, NM, The Duhigg Law Firm, Katy M. Duhigg , Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae Common Cause New Mexico.

Egolf, Ferlic & Harwood, LLC, Katherine M. Ferlic , Jamison Barkley , Santa Fe, NM, for Amicus Curiae Drug Policy Alliance New Mexico.


OPINION

{1} Article VII, Sections 1 and 3 of the New Mexico Constitution set forth the elective franchise, which is among the most precious rights in a democracy. The two provisions work in tandem to establish and guarantee the right to vote. Section 1, among other things, identifies who is qualified...

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