No petition shall be circulated until it has been approved as meeting the requirements of this section as to form. The secretary of state or the official with whom the petitions are to be filed shall approve or disapprove a petition as to form by the close of the second business day following submission of the proposed petition. The secretary of state or official, as applicable, shall mail written notice of the action taken to the person who submitted the petition on the day the action is taken.
Source: L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 688, § 7, effective January 1, 1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 832, § 34, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1740, § 25, effective July 1.
Cross references: For filing a certificate of designation, see § 1-4-604; for convention nominations, see § 1-4-701.