UNIFORM REDISTRICTING CRITERIA

Senate Memorial 1, introduced by New Mexico Senators Natalie Figueroa and Harold Pope, is a non-binding request urging the U.S. Congress to establish federal rules for congressional redistricting. It specifically asks Congress to require all states to use consistent criteria when drawing district lines and to ban midcycle redistricting (changes between census years) unless ordered by a court. The memorial aims to reduce partisan gerrymandering and prevent frequent boundary changes that deepen political polarization, though it does not create new law. This resolution will only take effect if Congress passes the proposed legislation.