2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 72: Water Law
Article 18: Flood Control Districts, 72-18-1 through 72-18-70
Section 72-18-10: Organizational election.

72-18-10. Organizational election.

A. The clerk of the court shall give notice by publication of the date, time and polling places of the election, the boundaries or other description of the election precincts, the names of the nominees for director and the place where absentee ballots can be obtained. The election shall be held not less than forty-five days after the first publication of the notice.

B. At the election the qualified registered electors may vote for or against the organization of the district and for up to five qualified registered electors of the district who shall constitute the board of directors of the district.

C. The judges of election shall certify the returns of the election to the district court having jurisdiction. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the organization, the district court shall declare the district organized and give it a corporate name by which in all proceedings it shall thereafter be known, and shall designate the first board of directors elected, and thereupon the district shall be a political subdivision of the state. The certificate shall be conclusively presumed correct as to the facts stated therein.