2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 4 - Counties
Article 48A - Special Hospital Districts
Section 4-48A-17 - Election procedures.
All elections of the special hospital district, unless otherwise provided in the Special Hospital District Act, shall be called, conducted and canvassed pursuant to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978].
History: 1978 Comp., § 4-48A-17, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 29, § 17; 1981, ch. 84, § 9; 2018, ch. 79, § 71.
Cross references. — For manner of conducting school district elections, see 1-22-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, removed certain election procedures for elections held pursuant to the Special Hospital District Act and provided that all elections of the special hospital district, unless otherwise provided in the Special Hospital District Act shall be called, conducted, and canvassed pursuant o the Local Election Act; deleted Subsection A, which provided for notice of an election held pursuant to the Special Hospital District Act; deleted subsection designation "B." and Subsection C, which related to the costs of elections conducted by the special hospital district, and in former Subsection B, after "conducted and canvassed", deleted "in substantially the same manner as school district elections are called, conducted and canvassed. The board of trustees shall be the canvassing board for such elections" and added "pursuant to the Local Election Act".
