2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 73 - Special Districts
Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management
Section 73-14-24 - Time and procedure for election. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
A. The members of the boards of directors created pursuant to the provisions of Sections 73-14-18 through 73-14-30 NMSA 1978 shall be elected pursuant to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978].
B. The elections for the members of the board of directors of the conservancy district shall be conducted, counted and canvassed as provided in the Local Election Act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-11.7, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 262, § 7; 1990, ch. 48, § 2; 1991, ch. 136, § 2; 1991, ch. 248, § 2; 1996, ch. 42, § 8; 1999, ch. 168, § 3; 2018, ch. 79, § 141.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, provided that the elections for the members of the board of directors of the conservancy district shall be conducted, counted and canvassed as provided in the Local Election Act; deleted Subsection A, which related to the election proclamation for a conservancy district election, and redesignated former Subsections B and C as Subsections A and B, respectively; in Subsection A, after "73-14-18 through", deleted "73-14-32" and added "73-14-30", after "shall be elected", deleted "at an election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in 2001 and in each odd-numbered year thereafter" and added "pursuant to the Local Election Act"; in Subsection B, after "as provided in", deleted "Sections 73-14-18 through 73-14-32 and 73-14-84 through 73-14-86 NMSA 1978. The polls may be opened and closed in the same manner as provided for the general election under the Election Code" and added "the Local Election Act"; and deleted former Subsection D, which related to the procedure when only one candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy for a position and there are no bond issues on the ballot.
