CREATE LIFELONG VOTERS

HJM 10 is a joint memorial requesting New Mexico's Higher Education Department to study strategies for increasing youth voter participation in public schools and colleges. It asks the department to examine how automatic voter registration (like when renewing driver's licenses) and civic engagement programs could encourage students to become lifelong voters, with findings to inform future legislation. The bill does not create new laws but seeks research to address low youth voter turnout, citing that 14% of ballots in 2024 came from voters aged 18-24.