2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1: Elections
Article 22: School Election Law, 1-22-1 through 1-22-19
Section 1-22-2: Definitions.

1-22-2. Definitions.

As used in the School Election Law:

A. "board" means the governing authority of the local school district;

B. "county clerk" means the clerk of each county in which the school district is situate;

C. "proper filing officer" means the county clerk or, in the case of a multicounty school district, the clerk of the county in which the administrative office of the school district is situate;

D. "magistrate" means the magistrate whose office is situated in the municipality where the administrative office of the school district is located or in close proximity to the municipality;

E. "school district election" means a regular or special school district election but does not include a recall election; and

F. "superintendent" means the superintendent of schools of the local school district.