Ballot questions; form
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hoogestraat v. Barnett (1998)
Most recently applied in Hoogestraat v. Barnett (September 1998)
1953 Comp., § 3-16-6.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 222, § 96; 1981, ch. 146, § 3; 2019, ch. 212, § 137.
A. The secretary of state shall by rule prescribe uniform guidelines for a state or local ballot question to appear on the ballot.
B. For a proposed constitutional amendment, the form of the ballot question shall include the full title of the joint resolution proposing the constitutional amendment and the constitutional amendment number assigned to the joint resolution by the secretary of state.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.