The petition and order for referendum shall be in the following form:
"PETITION FOR REFERENDUM
To the Honorable .............................................
(Name of secretary of state)
We, the undersigned, qualified electors of ............ county, New Mexico, who disapprove Laws 19 ...., Chapter ...., of New Mexico, approved ...... day of ......, 19 ..., entitled 'An Act ......,' respectfully request by this our petition that it be referred to the people of New Mexico, to the end that the same may be approved or rejected by vote of the qualified electors of the state at the next regular general election to be held on the ...... day of ......., 19 ..; and each of us for himself says: I am a qualified elector of ...... county, New Mexico, and my residence, post-office address and voting precinct are correctly written after my name.
NAME
RESIDENCE
POST-OFFICE
VOTING PRECINCT."
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-17-2, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 387.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 42 Am. Jur. 2d Initiative and Referendum § 22.
82 C.J.S. Statutes § 122.
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.