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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)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 […]
Section 73-14-87 – Election expense.
The board of directors of conservancy districts are [is] authorized to pay out of the treasury those sums necessary to meet the actual expenses of elections, and the board may levy a tax sufficient to meet election expenses on all property that is subject to direct assessment or taxation within the district. History: 1953 Comp., […]
Section 73-14-88 – Election violations; penalty.
A. No director or secretary of a board of directors of a conservancy district shall wilfully fail to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by the provisions of Sections 73-14-70 through 73-14-88 NMSA 1978. B. No person who is not a qualified elector shall vote at a conservancy district election unless he casts […]
Section 73-14-89 – Penalty; false voting.
A. False voting consists of: (1) voting or offering to vote with the knowledge of not being a qualified elector; (2) voting or offering to vote in the name of any other person; (3) voting or offering to vote more than once in the same election; (4) inducing, abetting or procuring or attempting to induce, […]
Section 73-14-90 – Unlawful possession of absentee ballot material; penalty.
A. Unlawful possession of absentee ballot material consists of the unauthorized possession at any time of absentee ballot material or obtaining absentee ballot material in an unlawful manner. As used in this section, “absentee ballot material” means an absentee ballot, absentee ballot envelope or an absentee ballot return. B. Whoever commits unlawful possession of absentee […]