The secretary of state shall ascertain and declare the sufficiency or insufficiency of each complete referendum petition within fifteen days after it is filed in his office.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-17-10, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 395.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 42 Am. Jur. 2d Initiative and Referendum §§ 37 to 40.
82 C.J.S. Statutes §§ 133, 137.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 17 - Referendum Petitions
Section 1-17-1 - Referendum petitions; who may sign.
Section 1-17-2 - Referendum petitions; form.
Section 1-17-3 - Referendum petitions; solicitor of signatures; duty.
Section 1-17-4 - Referendum petitions; penalty.
Section 1-17-5 - Referendum petitions; requirements as to contents.
Section 1-17-6 - Referendum petitions; form of certificate.
Section 1-17-7 - Referendum petitions; false certification; penalty.
Section 1-17-8 - Referendum petitions; approval before circulation.
Section 1-17-9 - Referendum petitions; number; popular name.
Section 1-17-10 - Referendum petitions; sufficiency or insufficiency.
Section 1-17-11 - Referendum petitions; sufficiency of petition; burden of proof.
Section 1-17-12 - Referendum petitions; determination of insufficiency; duty of secretary of state.