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NMSA 1-16-1. Ballot questions; application of Election Code
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When a ballot question is on the ballot, the election must be called, conducted, and canvassed under the Election Code.
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NMSA 1-16-10. Repealed
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This section is repealed.
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NMSA 1-16-11. Repealed
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This section was repealed.
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NMSA 1-16-12. Repealed
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This section was repealed.
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NMSA 1-16-13. Repealed
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This section is repealed.
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NMSA 1-16-2. Ballot questions; state ballot questions; local government ballot
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This section defines what counts as a state ballot question and a local government ballot question.
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NMSA 1-16-3. Ballot questions; certification
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This section sets filing and certification deadlines for state and local ballot questions.
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NMSA 1-16-4. Ballot questions; state constitutional amendments; publication
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The secretary of state must publish and post proposed constitutional amendments, and county clerks must post them, within the stated deadlines.
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NMSA 1-16-5. Repealed
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This section is repealed.
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NMSA 1-16-6. Repealed
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This section was repealed.
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NMSA 1-16-7. Ballot questions; form
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The secretary of state must set uniform rules for ballot questions. For proposed constitutional amendments, the ballot question must include the joint resolution title and the amendment number assigned by the secretary of state.
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NMSA 1-16-8. Ballot questions; prohibition on nonbinding or advisory questions
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A nonbinding or merely advisory question may not be placed on the ballot for an election under the Election Code.
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NMSA 1-16-9. Ballot questions; single ballot; space on ballot
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Ballot questions must be printed on one ballot, with special rules for state and local questions when space is limited.
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NMSA 1-17-1. Referendum petitions; who may sign
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A qualified elector of New Mexico who disapproves a law may sign a referendum petition, but only in their own handwriting.
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NMSA 1-17-10. Referendum petitions; sufficiency or insufficiency
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The secretary of state must decide and declare whether each complete referendum petition is sufficient or insufficient within 30 days after filing.
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NMSA 1-17-11. Referendum petitions; sufficiency of petition; burden of proof
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If a referendum petition page appears to have enough bad or ineligible signatures, the sponsors must prove the signatures are genuine and the secretary of state may reject the page if they do not.
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NMSA 1-17-12. Referendum petitions; determination of insufficiency; duty of
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If a referendum petition is found insufficient, the secretary of state must notify the sponsors in writing and explain why. The sponsors then have 30 days to add signatures, prove a rejected signature is valid, or make the petition more definite and certain. Changes cannot materially alter the petition’s purpose and ef
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NMSA 1-17-13. Referendum petitions; writ of mandamus
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If the secretary of state does not timely examine and certify a referendum petition, 25 qualified electors may seek mandamus in the supreme court; if the petition is legally sufficient, the court must order certification, and if it is not legally sufficient, the court may stop certification.
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NMSA 1-17-14. Referendum petitions; notice of election
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The secretary of state must publish and post notice before a general election for any law subject to a referendum petition, and the notice must include specific petition and law details.
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NMSA 1-17-2. Referendum petitions; form
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Referendum petitions and orders must use the form set out in this section.
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