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N.M. Stat. § 1-17-2 (2026)

Referendum petitions; form.

✓ current as of May 2026
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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.

                                         ANNOTATIONS

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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2013 · leading case: Convisser v. Ecoversity, 2013 NMSC 039 (N.M. 2013).
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Convisser v. Ecoversity, 2013 NMSC 039 (N.M. 2013). · cites it 2× “last preceding general election); NMSA 1978, § 1-8-31(A) to (B) (2011) (limiting the number of election nominating petitions a person can sign and requiring signatories to include their registration addresses); NMSA 1978, § 1-15A-6 (2011) (requiring the secretary of state to…”
Convisser v. Ecoversity, 2013 NMSC 39 (N.M. 2013). · cites it 2× “last preceding general election); NMSA 1978, § 1-8-31(A) to (B) (2011) (limiting the number of election nominating petitions a person can sign and requiring signatories to include their registration addresses); NMSA 1978, § 1-15A-6 (2011) (requiring the secretary of state to…”
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