N.M. Stat. Ann. § 73-14-78 – Notice of candidacy; signatures of electors

A. 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 secretary of the board at least twenty days before the election.
B. A notice for candidacy shall state:
1. (1) the candidate's name and address; and
2. (2) the numerical designation of the office position on the board for which the person desires to be a candidate.
C. In addition to the requirements of Subsection B of this section, a notice for candidacy shall be signed by at least ten qualified electors within the conservancy district.

History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-57, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 67, § 10; 2018, ch. 79, § 152; 2025, ch. 21, § 14.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2025 amendment, effective March 21, 2025, revised certain procedures for providing notice of candidacy for election to the conservancy district board of directors; added new subsection designation "A"; in Subsection A, after "file a written notice of candidacy with the" deleted "proper filing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act" and added "secretary of the board at least twenty days before the election"; added a new Subsection B and new subsection designation "C"; and in Subsection C, after "In addition" added "to the requirements of Subsection B of this section".

The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, required any qualified elector who desires to become a candidate for election as a member of the conservancy district board of directors to file a notice of candidacy with the proper filing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act; deleted subsection designation "A."; after "written notice of candidacy with the", deleted "secretary of the existing appointed or elected board at least twenty days before the election" and added "proper filing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act"; deleted former Subsection B, which related to the contents of a notice of candidacy; and deleted subsection designation "C.".