2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1: Elections
Article 22: School Election Law, 1-22-1 through 1-22-19
Section 1-22-3: School district elections; qualifications of candidates.
1-22-3. School district elections; qualifications of candidates.
A. A school district election shall be held in each school district to elect qualified persons to membership on a local school board. No person shall become a candidate for membership on a board unless his record of voter registration shows that he is a qualified elector of the state, physically resides in the school district in which he is a candidate and physically resided in the district on the date of the school board's proclamation calling a regular school district election.
B. A regular school district election shall be held in each school district on the first Tuesday in February of each odd-numbered year.
C. A school district election held at any time other than the date for the regular school district election shall be a special school district election.
D. Except as otherwise provided in the School Election Law, school district elections shall be called, conducted and canvassed as provided in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978].
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