{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-17-1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-17-1","heading":"Referendum petitions; who may sign.","body":"Any person who is a qualified elector of New Mexico and who disapproves any law not excepted by the constitution of New Mexico may sign a referendum petition in his own proper handwriting, and not otherwise, to order a referendum vote upon a law enacted at the last preceding session of the legislature.","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 17 Referendum Petitions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18502/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"cb6983c21407cb0ad2e4e7175f63f90c60335b360a895122e59c0c8cd30804f9","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-16-13","next":"us-nm/1-17-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}