Section 1-17-4 - Referendum petitions; penalty. - New Mexico Statutes

1-17-4. Referendum petitions; penalty.

It is a fourth degree felony for any person, on a petition for referendum, to:   

A.     sign any name other than his own, except to write thereon the name of a person who cannot write and who signs his name with his mark;   

B.     sign his name more than once on a petition on the same law;   

C.     sign his name when he is not a qualified elector in the county specified in the petition; or   

D.     knowingly misrepresent the purpose and effect of the petition or law thereby affected, for the purpose of causing anyone to sign the petition in reliance upon such misrepresentation.