2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 1 - Elections
Section 22 School Election Law
Section 1-22-5 Special election; proclamation; publication.

1-22-5. Special election; proclamation; publication.

A. Whenever a special school district election is to be called or is required by law, the board shall by resolution issue a public proclamation in Spanish and English calling the election. The proclamation shall forthwith be filed by the superintendent with the proper filing officer.

B. The proclamation shall specify:

(1) the date on which the special election will be held;

(2) the questions to be submitted to the voters;

(3) the precincts in each county in which the election is to be held and the location of each polling place;

(4) the hours each polling place will be open; and

(5) the date and time of the closing of the registration books by the proper filing officer as required by law.

C. After filing the proclamation with the proper filing officer and not less than fifty days before the date of the election, the proper filing officer shall publish the proclamation at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the school district. The publication of the proclamation shall conform to the requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.

History: 1978 Comp., 1-22-5, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 168, 7; 1987, ch. 249, 46; 1987, ch. 338, 2; 1991, ch. 105, 41; 2015, ch. 145, 81.