Section 22-7-8 - Responsibilities of petitioner.
22-7-8. Responsibilities of petitioner.
A. The petitioner may obtain a face sheet form and a subsequent page form from the county clerk, or the petitioner may assemble both as provided in Section 22-7-6 NMSA 1978.
B. The petitioner shall complete the following portions of the face sheet:
(1) name of the named member; and
(2) name of the person, group or organization initiating the petition.
C. The petitioner shall cite the specific charges in support of the recall of the named member on the face sheet in compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. The charges shall constitute misfeasance in office, malfeasance in office or violation of oath of office.
D. The petitioner shall submit the completed face sheet to the county clerk for affixing of the initiation date.
E. The petitioner shall duplicate the completed face sheet with the initiation date affixed.
F. The petitioner shall file all petitions collected to recall the named member with the county clerk on the same day within one hundred ten calendar days from the initiation date.