2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 3 - Municipalities
Article 21 - Zoning Regulations
Section 3-21-20 - Election of members to the commission.
Election of members to the commission shall be conducted pursuant to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978].
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-20-18, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 206, § 6; 2018, ch. 79, § 62.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, provided that the Local Election Act governs elections of members to the commission, and completely rewrote the section.
Quo warranto. — There being no special statutory method for attacking the validity of the office of a zoning district commissioner or the creation of a special zoning district, quo warranto is appropriate and is dispositive as to who is a proper party plaintiff and when such party may institute an action in quo warranto, as a private relator. State ex rel. Huning v. Los Chavez Zoning Comm'n, 1982-NMSC-024, 93 N.M. 655, 604 P.2d 121.
