N.M. Stat. Ann. § 73-18-27
In each odd-numbered year after 1955, elections shall be called and conducted pursuant to the provisions of Sections 73-18-25 through 73-18-43 NMSA 1978 for the election of directors to succeed any directors whose terms expire in that year. Elections shall be held on the second Tuesday of October of each odd-numbered year. The election shall be called by the board of directors by resolution that shall fix for each election precinct within the district outside the municipality and designate the necessary qualified electors of each election precinct to act as judges of the election in each precinct. At the discretion of the board of directors of the conservancy district, the election may be held at any place within the district. Judges of the election shall be paid an amount to be determined by the board of directors for service. Expenses of the elections shall be paid by the district.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-32-27, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 281, § 3; 2011, ch. 72, § 2; 2018, ch. 79, § 153; 2025, ch. 21, § 16.
The 2025 amendment, effective March 21, 2025, removed conservancy district elections from the Local Election Act, and provided procedures for elections for conservancy district board of directors; and after "conducted pursuant to the" deleted "Local Election Act" and added "provisions of Sections 73-18-25 through 73-18-43 NMSA 1978" and after "whose terms expire in that year", added the remainder of the section.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, provided that conservancy district elections shall be called and conducted pursuant to the Local Election Act; in the section heading, changed "Calling of first election" to "Elections"; and deleted the first five sentences, which related to certain election procedures, and after "In each odd-numbered year after 1955, elections shall be called", deleted "in the same manner and at the same times as provided in Sections 73-18-25 through 73-18-43 NMSA 1978" and added "and conducted pursuant to the Local Election Act".
The 2011 amendment, effective June 17, 2011, eliminated the provision that permitted wives of electors to act as judges; authorized the board of directors to determine the compensation of judges; and required that elections in odd-numbered years be called as provided in Sections 73-18-25 through 73-18-43 NMSA 1978.