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NM Stat § 73-14-25 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-25 - Declaration of candidacy; signatures of electors. (Effective July 1, 2022.)

A. A person who desires to become a candidate for election as a member of the conservancy district board of directors shall file a written declaration of candidacy with the proper filing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]. B. The declaration of candidacy shall be accompanied by: (1) if a candidate for a position representing a county in the conservancy district, a petition signed by at least seventy-five qualified electors of the district who reside in that county; or (2) if a candidate for the position at large in the conservancy district, a petition signed by at least one hundred twenty-five qualified electors. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-11.8, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 262, § 8; 1996, ch. 42, § 9; 1999, ch. 168, § 4; 2018, ch. 79, § 142. ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, required any person who desires to become a candidate for election as a member of the conservancy district board of directors to file a written declaration of candidacy, accompanied by a petition with the requisite number of signatures, with the proper filing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act; in Subsection A, deleted "Any" and added "A", after "candidacy with the", deleted "election director or with the election officer at least sixty days before the election. The election officer or the election director shall certify the candidates to the board of directors" and added "proper filing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act"; and in Subsection B, after "shall", deleted "contain" and added "be accompanied by", deleted former Paragraphs B(1) through B(3) and redesignated former Paragraphs B(4) and B(5) as Paragraphs B(1) and B(2), respectively, and deleted Paragraph B(6).
NM Stat § 73-14-26 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-26 - Designation of positions for purposes of election.

For purposes of election to the board of directors of the conservancy district, each office on the board shall be assigned a position number in numerical sequence beginning with the at-large position, and then next those positions within the most populous county. At all elections the same position numbers shall be used to designate the same offices. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-11.9, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 262, § 9.
NM Stat § 73-14-27 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-27 - Election; location of polling places; notice of election; creation of absent voter precinct. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)

A. For every conservancy district election, the board of directors shall provide for adequate polling places within the boundaries of the conservancy district. In addition, the board of directors shall provide a polling place at the main office of the conservancy district and may provide such other locations as it deems necessary. The board of directors may also create absentee-early voter and absent voter precincts. B. Notice of the election shall be published three times in a newspaper of general circulation within each county of the district. Each notice shall state the time, place and purpose of the election and shall be published twenty, ten and five days before the election. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-11.10, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 262, § 10; 1991, ch. 136, § 3; 1991, ch. 248, § 3; 1996, ch. 42, § 10; 1999, ch. 168, § 5. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 176 repeals 73-14-27 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2022. The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, in the first sentence of Subsection A, substituted "adequate polling places" for "a polling place at each physical location" and deleted "at which polling places for the general election are located" following "conservancy district", and substituted "absentee-early voter and absent voter precincts" for "an absent voter precinct" in the last sentence of Subsection A. The 1996 amendment, effective March 4, 1996, added "Creation of absent voter precinct" in the section heading, and in Subsection A, inserted "conservancy district" preceding "election" in the first sentence and added the last sentence. The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted "location of polling" for "selection of voting" in the catchline and rewrote Subsection A, which read "Not less than thirty days prior to an election, the board of directors then in office shall meet and select voting places within the conservancy district. Voting places shall be sufficiently numerous and in locations throughout the district so that qualified electors shall have a reasonable opportunity to vote. The selection of voting places shall be by written resolution and shall be preserved as a permanent record of the board".
NM Stat § 73-14-28 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-28 - Election judges. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)

The election officer or the election director shall select two or more election judges for each polling place established within the conservancy district. The election officer or the election director shall also appoint absentee-early voter and absent voter precinct boards. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-11.11, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 262, § 11; 1996, ch. 42, § 11; 1999, ch. 168, § 6. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 176 repeals 73-14-28 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2022. The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted "may" for "shall", "absentee-early voter and absent voter" for "an absent voter", and "boards" for "board". The 1996 amendment, effective March 4, 1996, substituted "election officer or the election director" for "board of directors" in the first sentence and substituted the second sentence for "The judges shall be qualified electors of the district."
NM Stat § 73-14-28.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-28.1 - Election.

The board of directors of the conservancy district shall conduct the election pursuant to Chapter 73, Article 14 NMSA 1978 and other applicable election laws or shall select an election director as defined in Section 73-14-20 NMSA 1978 to provide election services. The election director shall operate pursuant to a contract approved by the secretary of state. The election may be conducted by emergency paper ballot, electronic voting machine or any other state certified tabulating voting machine. History: Laws 1996, ch. 42, § 12. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 1996, ch. 42, § 19 made the act effective March 4, 1996.
NM Stat § 73-14-28.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-28.1 - Election. (Effective July 1, 2022.)

Elections shall be conducted pursuant to Sections 73-14-18 through 73-14-30 NMSA 1978 and the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1996, ch. 42, § 12; 2018, ch. 79, § 143. ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, provided that conservancy district elections shall be conducted pursuant to Sections 73-14-18 through 73-14-30 NMSA 1978 and the Local Election Act; and deleted "The board of directors of the conservancy district shall conduct the election" and added "Elections shall be conducted", after "pursuant to", deleted "Chapter 73, Article 14" and added "73-14-18 through 73-14-30", and after "NMSA 1978 and", deleted "other applicable election laws or shall select an election director as defined in Section 73-14-20 NMSA 1978 to provide election services. The election director shall operate pursuant to a contract approved by the secretary of state. The election may be conducted by emergency paper ballot, electronic voting machine or any other state certified tabulating voting machine" and added "the Local Election Act".
NM Stat § 73-14-29 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-29 - Form of ballot. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)

The election officer or the election director shall oversee the preparation and printing of the ballots for a conservancy district election. Ballots shall be prepared and printed at the expense of the conservancy district. The election officer or the election director shall oversee the preparation of a separate ballot for each county within the conservancy district or the preparation of one ballot for use within the entire conservancy district. The board of directors shall approve the form of the ballot. The ballot shall contain the numbered position or positions, as the case may be, to which directors are to be elected at the election, with the names of all candidates for each position listed under that designation. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-11.12, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 262, § 12; 1996, ch. 42, § 13. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 176 repeals 73-14-29 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2022. The 1996 amendment, effective March 4, 1996, in the first sentence, inserted "election officer or the election director shall oversee the preparation and printing of the" and deleted "board of directors"' preceding "election"; in the second sentence, added "Ballots" at the beginning and deleted "by the board of directors" following "printed"; in the third sentence, substituted "election officer or the election director shall oversee the preparation of" for "board of directors may prepare" and substituted "the preparation of" for "it may prepare"; and added the fourth sentence.
NM Stat § 73-14-30 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-30 - Election expenses.

The conservancy district board shall pay out of the district's treasury those sums necessary to meet the actual expenses of elections. The board may levy a tax or assessment sufficient to meet election expenses on all property that is subject to direct assessment or taxation within the district. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-11.13, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 262, § 13.
NM Stat § 73-14-31.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-31.1 - Absentee ballot application. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)

A. Application by a qualified elector for an absentee ballot shall be made on the official form prescribed by the board of directors and printed and furnished by the election director. The form shall identify the applicant and contain information to establish the applicant's qualification as a qualified elector for issuance of an absentee ballot. Each application for an absentee ballot shall be signed by the applicant. B. The election director shall mark each completed absentee ballot application with the date and time of receipt and enter the required information in the absentee ballot qualified elector list. The election director shall then determine if the applicant is a qualified elector. C. If the applicant is not listed in the qualified elector list, an absentee ballot shall not be issued and the election director shall mark the application "rejected" and file the application in a separate file from those accepted. D. The election director shall notify in writing each applicant of the fact of acceptance or rejection of the applicant's application and, if rejected, shall state the reason for rejection. E. If the election director determines that the applicant is a qualified elector, the election director shall mark the application "accepted" and deliver or mail to the applicant an absentee ballot and the required envelopes for use in returning the ballot to the absent voter precinct. History: Laws 1996, ch. 42, § 15; 2012, ch. 37, § 1. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 176 repeals 73-14-31.1 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2022. The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, eliminated the requirement that applications for absentee ballots be notarized and in Subsection A, in the third sentence, after "absentee ballot shall be", deleted "subscribed and sworn to" and added "signed".
NM Stat § 73-14-31.2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-31.2 - Handling of absentee ballots by absent voter precinct board. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)

A. The absent voter precinct board shall select one member to serve as presiding judge. The election director shall appoint a special deputy to serve at the absent voter precinct. B. Upon receipt of the absentee ballots by the absent voter precinct board, the special deputy shall remain in the polling place of the absent voter precinct until he has observed the opening of the official mailing envelope, the deposit of the ballot in the locked ballot box marked for the conservancy district election and the listing of the names on the official mailing envelope in the signature rosters. Upon delivery of the absentee ballots, the special deputy shall obtain a receipt executed by the presiding judge and each election judge appointed to the absent voter precinct board. The special deputy shall return the receipt to the election director for filing. The receipts shall specify the number of envelopes received by the special deputy for each absent voter precinct of the conservancy district and the number of envelopes received by the absent voter precinct board from the special deputy. C. Before opening any official mailing envelope, the presiding judge and the election judges shall determine if the required information has been completed on the reverse side of the official mailing envelope. D. If the voter's signature is missing, the presiding judge shall write "rejected" on the front of the official mailing envelope. The election judges shall enter the voter's name in the signature rosters and shall write the notation "rejected - missing signature" in the notations column of the signature rosters. The presiding judge shall place the official mailing envelope unopened in an envelope provided for rejected ballots for the conservancy district, seal the envelope and write the voter's name on the front of the envelope and deposit it in the locked ballot box. E. At 5:00 p.m. on the Monday immediately preceding the date of election, the election officer or election director shall record the numbers of the unused absentee ballots for the conservancy district and shall publicly destroy in the conservancy office all of the unused ballots. The election officer or election director shall execute a certificate of destruction, which shall include the numbers on the ballots destroyed. A copy of the certificate of destruction shall be sent to the board of directors of the conservancy district and the secretary of state. History: Laws 1996, ch. 42, § 16. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 176 repeals 73-14-31.2 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2022. Emergency clauses. — Laws 1996, ch. 42, § 19 made the act effective March 4, 1996.
NM Stat § 73-14-31.3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-31.3 - Absentee-early voting; electioneering. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)

A. A voter may apply to vote absentee-early by completing an absentee-early ballot application on the official form prescribed by the board of directors and printed and furnished by the election director. The form shall identify the applicant and contain information to establish the applicant's qualifications as a qualified elector for issuance of an affidavit for absentee-early voting. Each application shall be signed by the applicant. B. Once it is determined that the application form is complete, the election director shall mark the application with the date and time of receipt and enter the required information in the absentee ballot register. C. If the voter is determined to be a qualified elector, the election director shall inform the voter that the voter's application has been accepted and instruct the voter on how to vote. D. For the purpose of absentee-early voting, electioneering is not permitted in the election director's office, the middle Rio Grande conservancy district offices or designated satellite locations. E. For the purpose of this section, "electioneering" means any form of campaigning within one hundred feet of the election director's office, the middle Rio Grande conservancy district office or designated satellite locations and includes the display of signs or distribution of campaign literature. History: Laws 1999, ch. 168, § 8; 2012, ch. 37, § 2. ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 176 repeals 73-14-31.3 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2022. The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, eliminated the requirement that applications for absentee-early voting ballots be notarized; and in Subsection A, in the third sentence, after "Each application shall be", deleted "subscribed and sworn to" and added "signed".
NM Stat § 73-14-32 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-32 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1996, ch. 42, § 18 repealed 73-14-32 NMSA 1978, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 262, § 15, relating to election violations and penalties, effective March 4, 1996. For provisions of former section, see the 1995 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For present comparable provisions, see 73-14-89 to 73-14-92 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 73-14-33 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-33 - Organization of the board of directors.

A. Immediately after their appointment the directors shall meet for the purpose of organizing the board of directors. Each director before entering upon his official duties shall take and subscribe to an oath before an officer authorized to administer oaths, that he will honestly, faithfully and impartially perform the duties of his office, and that he will not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract let by said district, which said oath shall be filed in the office of the clerk. B. Upon taking the oath, the board shall choose one of their member [members] chairman of the board and president of the district, and shall elect some suitable person secretary of the board, who may or may not be a member of the board. C. Such board shall adopt a seal, and shall keep in a well-bound book a record of all its proceedings, minutes of all meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by employes [employees] and all corporate acts, which shall be open to the inspection of all owners of property in the district, as well as to all other interested parties. It shall have power to make and adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, for the conduct of the business and affairs of the district, and when adopted, no rule or regulation shall be altered, amended or repealed except upon three (3) days' notice to each member of the board, service to be had by a personal delivery or by mailing a copy of such notice in a sealed envelope, postage fully prepaid, to the address of the director to be served, or at a regular or called meeting at which all directors are present. History: Laws 1927, ch. 45, § 302; C.S. 1929, § 30-302; 1941 Comp., § 77-2712; 1953 Comp., § 75-28-12. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — For the meaning of "this act", see compiler's notes to 73-14-1 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For election of directors of districts having 100,000 acres or less, see 73-14-54 to 73-14-69 NMSA 1978. For compensation of members of board, see 73-16-29 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 94 C.J.S. Waters § 320.
NM Stat § 73-14-34 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-34 - Quorum.

A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum, and a concurrence of the majority in any matter within their duties shall be sufficient for its determination. History: Laws 1927, ch. 45, § 303; C.S. 1929, § 30-303; 1941 Comp., § 77-2713; 1953 Comp., § 75-28-13.
NM Stat § 73-14-35 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 73 - Special Districts|Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management|Section 73-14-35 - Employment of agents.

A. The secretary shall be the custodian of the records of the district and of its corporate seal, and shall assist the board on such particulars as it may direct in the performance of its duties. The secretary shall attest, under the corporate seal, all certified copies of the official records and files that may be required of him by this act, or by any person ordering the same and paying the reasonable cost of transcription, and any portion of the record so certified and attested shall prima facie import verity. The secretary shall serve also as treasurer of the district, unless a treasurer is otherwise provided for by the board. B. The board may also employ a manager or chief engineer, who may be an individual, copartnership or corporation; an attorney, and such other engineers, attorneys and other agents and assistants as may be needful; and may provide for their compensation, which, with all other necessary expenditures, shall be taken as a part of the cost of the improvement. The employment of the secretary, treasurer, manager or chief engineer and attorney for the district shall be evidenced by agreements in writing, which, so far as possible, shall specify the amounts to be paid for their services. C. The manager or chief engineer shall be superintendent of all the works and improvements, and shall make a full report to the board each year, or oftener, if required by the board, and may make such suggestions and recommendations to the board as he may deem proper. D. The secretary and treasurer and such other agents or employees of the district as the court may direct, shall furnish corporate surety bonds, at the expense of the district, in amount and form fixed and approved by the court, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their respective duties. History: Laws 1927, ch. 45, § 304; C.S. 1929, § 30-304; Laws 1939, ch. 37, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 77-2714; 1953 Comp., § 75-28-14. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — For the meaning of "this act", see compiler's notes to 73-14-1 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For county treasurer as ex officio district treasurer, see 73-16-25 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 94 C.J.S. Waters § 320.