§ 22-24-406 — Grounds for denying certification of initiative or referendum application

(a) The secretary of state shall deny certification of a
referendum application if he determines that:
(i) The committee of applicants failed to submit a
sufficient number of qualified registered voters as sponsors;
(ii) The application is not substantially in the
required form; or
(iii) More than ninety (90) days have expired since
the adjournment of the legislative session at which the act
being referred was passed.