As used in Sections 73-14-18 through 73-14-30 NMSA 1978:

1. A. "benefited area" means that area described by a property appraisal that receives a benefit as a result of the creation of a district for any of the purposes specified in Section 73-14-4 NMSA 1978;
2. B. "election director" means the person whom the board of directors may request to provide election services by a contract;
3. C. "election officer" means a person appointed by the board of directors to conduct the election in the absence of the election director to perform the election director's duties as required pursuant to law;
4. D. "list compiler" means a contractor approved by the board of directors to compile and produce a qualified elector list for a conservancy district;
5. E. "qualified elector" means an individual who owns real property within the benefited area of the conservancy district and who has provided proof of an ownership interest to one of the sources specified in Subsection B of Section 73-14-20.1 NMSA 1978 within the required time period, or who resides on and owns legal or equitable title in tribal lands and who is over the age of majority;
6. F. "qualified elector's list" means the list compiled before each election that contains the individual names of all qualified electors; and
7. G. "residence" means a dwelling that lies partially or completely within the benefited area.

History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-11.3, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 262, § 3; 1996, ch. 42, § 6; 1999, ch. 168, § 1; 2018, ch. 79, § 139; 2025, ch. 21, § 2.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For age of majority, see 12-2A-3 and 28-6-1 NMSA 1978.

The 2025 amendment, effective March 21, 2025, defined "election director" and "election officer" as used in Sections 73-14-18 through 73-14-30 NMSA 1978; and added new Subsections B and C, and redesignated the succeeding subsections accordingly.

The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, deleted the definitions of certain terms, and revised statutory references; in the introductory clause, after "73-14-18 through", deleted "73-14-32" and added "73-14-30"; deleted former Subsections A and B, which defined "absentee voter" and "absentee-early voter", respectively, and redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection A; and deleted former Subsections D and E, which defined "election director" and "election officer", respectively, and redesignated former Subsections F through I as Subsections B through E, respectively.

The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, added Subsections A and B, redesignated the remaining subsections accordingly, and deleted "of a conservancy district" at the end of Subsection I.

The 1996 amendment, effective March 4, 1996, substituted "Definitions" for "Definition of 'qualified elector'" in the section heading, added Subsections A through D and F and G, and designated the existing language as Subsection E and rewrote that subsection.