It is a fourth degree felony for any person, on a petition for referendum, to:
A. sign any name other than his own, except to write thereon the name of a person who cannot write and who signs his name with his mark;
B. sign his name more than once on a petition on the same law;
C. sign his name when he is not a qualified elector in the county specified in the petition; or
D. knowingly misrepresent the purpose and effect of the petition or law thereby affected, for the purpose of causing anyone to sign the petition in reliance upon such misrepresentation.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-17-4, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 389.
Cross references. — For offenses and penalties, see 1-20-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
For obtaining signatures to petition by unlawful means, see 30-27-4 NMSA 1978.
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.