2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 73 - Special Districts
Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management
Section 73-14-74 - Eligibility of district to hold election. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
A. No election shall be held in an existing conservancy district until the main canals in that district are in such a condition that water can be delivered from them for irrigation on the lands within the district.
B. The first election in any district formed after July 1, 1961 shall be held with the first regular local election occurring after the requirements of Subsection A of this section are fulfilled.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-53, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 67, § 6; 1965, ch. 76, § 6; 2018, ch. 79, § 151.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, revised the scheduling of elections for certain conservancy districts; and in Subsection B, after "July 1, 1961", deleted "or in a district existing on July 1, 1961, and having an appointed board of directors", and after "shall be held", deleted "on the first Tuesday of October occurring in an odd-numbered year during or" and added "with the first regular local election occurring".
