2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 4 - Counties
Article 33 - Creation or Change of Counties
Section 4-33-6 - Copies of certificate of election; publication; delivery.
Immediately upon canvassing the results of the election held pursuant to Chapter 4, Article 33 NMSA 1978, the board of county commissioners shall cause a certified copy of its certificate of election to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in both counties and shall cause a copy to be delivered to the department of finance and administration, the taxation and revenue department and the county assessor of each county affected.
History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3310, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 196, § 6; 1953 Comp., § 15-33-6; Laws 1995, ch. 12, § 1.
The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, added the section heading; inserted "held pursuant to Chapter 4, Article 33 NMSA 1978", substituted "department of finance and administration, the tax and revenue department" for "state tax commission", and made stylistic changes.
Right to contest annexation election. — Annexation is a special statutory proceeding and the right of contest and the jurisdiction to entertain it must be found in the Act itself. No such right is provided by the Act. Hartley v. Board of Cnty. Comm'rs, 1957-NMSC-028, 62 N.M. 281, 308 P.2d 994.
