2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 72 - Water Law
Section 19 Southern Sandoval County Flood Control
Section 72-19-11 Nomination of directors.

72-19-11. Nomination of directors.

Not later than forty-five days before a proposal to incur debt is first submitted to the qualified electors or at the first general election next following the effective date of the Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act, whichever occurs first, written nominations of any candidate as director may be filed with the secretary of the board. Each nomination of any candidate shall be signed by not less than fifty qualified electors, regardless of whether or not nominated therein, shall designate therein the name of the candidates thereby nominated and shall recite that the subscribers thereto are qualified electors and that the candidate or candidates designated therein are qualified electors of the authority. No written nomination may designate more qualified electors as candidates than there are vacancies. No qualified elector may nominate more than one candidate for any vacancy. If a candidate does not withdraw his name before the first publication of the notice of election, his name shall be placed on the ballot. For any election held after November 1990, nominations shall be made by qualified electors in accordance with the procedures and limitations of this section, except that such nominations shall be filed with the secretary of the board not later than the fourth Tuesday in June preceding the general election.

History: Laws 1990, ch. 14, 11; 1991, ch. 60, 4.