The secretary of state shall fix and declare the number of the referendum petition and the popular name of the law to which it refers and by which it shall be designated on the ballot.
History: 1953 Comp., § 3-17-9, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 394.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 42 Am. Jur. 2d Initiative and Referendum § 46.
Construction and application of constitutional or statutory requirement as to short title, ballot title, or explanation of nature of proposal and initiative, referendum, or recall petition, 106 A.L.R. 555.
82 C.J.S. Statutes §§ 134, 139.
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.