2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 22: Public Schools
Article 7: Local School Board Member Recall, 22-7-1 through 22-7-16
Section 22-7-6: Petition.

22-7-6. Petition.

A. A separate petition shall be initiated for each named member.

B. The petition shall be on eight and one-half inch by fourteen inch paper.

C. All information written on the petition form shall be in compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.

D. Each face sheet of a petition shall contain the following:

(1) a space for the initiation date;

(2) a notice at the top of the sheet stating: "Recall is a local decision to be funded by local money. Additional state funds will not be advanced to support recall.";

(3) a space for the name of the named member;

(4) a space for the name of the person, group or organization initiating the petition;

(5) a space in which to list the specific charges in support of the recall of the named member that constitute malfeasance in office, misfeasance in office or violation of oath of office; and

(6) a notice stating "Signatures are valid for a maximum of one hundred ten days from date of initiation.".

E. The remaining portion of the face sheet shall be substantially in the following form:

"I, the undersigned, a registered voter in the county of ........., New Mexico, and a resident of the ............ school district, hereby petition for the recall of the local school board member named on the face sheet of this petition.

1. .............................................................................................................................................. Usual signature Name printed Address as City Date As registered Registered 2. ..............................................................................................................................................". Usual signature Name printed Address as City Date As registered Registered

F. One completed face sheet or duplicate thereof shall be the first page of all circulated petitions.

G. Each subsequent page of the petition shall have approximately twenty-five lines numbered one to twenty-five and shall be substantially in the form as provided in Subsection E of this section.