2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 73 - Special Districts › Article 14 - Conservancy Districts; Definitions; Organization and Management › Section 73-14-24 - Time and procedure for election.

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.
ANNOTATIONS
The 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.
The 1999 amendment,
effective June 18, 1999, added Subsections A and D, and redesignated the remaining subsections accordingly; substituted "pursuant to provisions of" for "by", "June 2001" for "November 1996', and "odd-numbered year" for "even-numbered year" in Subsection B; substituted "may" for "shall", "in" for "at", and "manner" for "time" in Subsection C.
The 1996 amendment,
effective March 4, 1996, in Subsection A, substituted "boards" for "board" preceding "of directors", substituted "at an election held" for "on the first Tuesday of May of the year 1976 and at elections", and substituted "in 1996 and in each even-numbered year" for "beginning in 1990 and in each second year"; and, in the first sentence of Subsection B, inserted "73-14-18 through 73-14-32 and".
The 1991 amendment,
effective June 14, 1991, in Subsection B, substituted "73-14-84" for "73-14-83" in the first sentence and added the second sentence.
The 1990 amendment,
effective March 1, 1990, in Subsection A, substituted "Sections 73-14-18 through 73-14-32 NMSA 1978" for "Sections 75-28-11.1 through 75-28-11.15 NMSA 1953" and "first Tuesday after the first Monday in November beginning in 1990 and in" for "first Tuesday of May" and, in Subsection B, substituted "Sections 73-14-83 through 73-14-86 NMSA 1978" for "Sections 75-28-62 through 75-28-65 NMSA 1953".
Restrictions on timing of elections.
— The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District is not subject to the restrictions on the timing of elections contained in Section 1-4-10 NMSA 1978 (now recompiled as Section 1-12-71 NMSA 1978). 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-34.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. —
94 C.J.S. Waters § 320.