Section 73-14-78 – Notice of candidacy; signatures of electors. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Any qualified elector who desires to become a candidate for election as a member of a conservancy district board of directors shall file a written notice of candidacy with the proper filing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]. In addition, a notice for candidacy […]
Section 73-14-79 – Designation of board members for purposes of election.
For purpose of election only, at the first election in a conservancy district the two year term [of] office is designated as position 1, the two four year terms as positions 2 and 3 and the two six years terms as positions 4 and 5. At all elections subsequent to the first these sa me […]
Section 73-14-80 – Election; selection of voting places; notice of election. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
A. Not less than thirty days prior to an election the board of directors then in office shall meet and select a voting place or voting places within the conservancy district. This selection shall be by written resolution and shall be preserved as a permanent record of the board. B. Notice of election shall be […]
Section 73-14-81 – Election judges. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
The board of directors shall select three election judges for each polling place established within the conservancy district. The judges shall be qualified electors of the district and shall serve without pay. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-60, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 67, § 13. ANNOTATIONS Delayed repeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 176 […]
Section 73-14-82 – Election; form of ballot. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
The ballots for a conservancy district board of directors election shall be prepared and printed by the board of directors at the expense of the conservancy district. Only one ballot shall be prepared, and it shall contain the numbered positions to which directors are to be elected at the election with the names of all […]
Section 73-14-83 – Election; polls; opening and closing times. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
The polls shall open at nine o’clock a.m. and close promptly at six o’clock p.m. on election day. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-62, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 67, § 15. ANNOTATIONS Delayed repeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 176 repeals 73-14-83 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2022.
Section 73-14-84 – Election; procedure. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
The board of directors may promulgate necessary and reasonable rules for the procedure to be followed at the polling places, instructions to voters, methods to allow for write-in candidates and methods of determining voter eligibility. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-63, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 67, § 16; 1999, ch. 168, § 9. ANNOTATIONS Delayed […]
Section 73-14-85 – Elections; counting ballots; certification of results to the board. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
After the polls have closed the three election judges shall count the total vote cast and those cast for each candidate. They shall then certify the results on a form prescribed by the board of directors. This written certification shall be returned immediately to the board of directors. The ballots shall be placed in a […]
Section 73-14-85.1 – Elections for certain districts; counting ballots; certification of results to the board. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
For conservancy districts having more than one hundred thousand acres within the district, the presiding judge of each polling place within that district shall, not more than six hours after the polls have closed, deliver to the election director a certified copy of the certificate of returns. Not more than twenty-four hours after the polls […]
Section 73-14-86 – Election; canvass; certificates of election. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
A. On the morning of the first Friday following the election the board of directors shall meet and canvass the returns certified to it by the election judges. B. After canvassing the returns the board shall issue election certificates to the candidate or candidates receiving the highest number of votes for each position on the […]