NMSA 1-25-6. Recall; court hearing

1-25-6. Recall; court hearing. A. The petitioner shall file the completed face sheet along with a petition in the district court of the county in which the named official resides, requesting a hearing for a determination by the court of whether sufficient facts and probable cause exist to allow the petitioner to continue with the recall process. A separate face sheet and petition shall be filed for each named official. B. Upon the filing of the application, the district court shall set a hearing date on the issue of sufficiency of the facts alleged, which hearing shall be held not more than fourteen days from the date the petitioner files the face sheet and petition. The court shall notify the county clerk of the date for the hearing. At the hearing, the petitioner and the named official shall each be given an opportunity to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses. C. The district court's decision is appealable by the petitioner or the named official only to the supreme court, and notice of appeal shall be filed within five days after the decision of the district court. The supreme court shall hear and render a decision on the appeal forthwith. History: 1978, Comp., § 22-7-9.1, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 142, § 2; recompiled and amended as § 1-25-6 by Laws 2019, ch. 212, §164.