A. The candidates receiving the most votes cast for the open seats on the board of trustees shall be elected to the board.
B. The election judges and board of trustees shall meet not later than seven days following the election and canvass the votes cast and issue to each candidate duly elected to a seat on the board a certificate of election.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 7; 2011, ch. 112, § 2.
The 2011 amendment, effective April 7, 2011, required a plurality of votes to be elected to the board of trustees and required that certificates of election be issued only to those candidates who are elected.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Section 49-4-1 - Chilili land grant-merced; ratification of partitions; governance.
Section 49-4-4 - Management of grant.
Section 49-4-4.1 - Definitions.
Section 49-4-5 - Board of trustees; management of grant; powers.
Section 49-4-6 - Board of trustees; qualifications.
Section 49-4-7 - Election of members of board of trustees; voters' qualifications; registration.
Section 49-4-8 - Election; votes required; canvassing votes.
Section 49-4-9 - Organization of board; bonds; vacancies.
Section 49-4-12 - Sale or mortgage of common lands; restrictions.
Section 49-4-13 - Meetings to be public; annual report.
Section 49-4-15 - Salaries of trustees; records; expenditures.
Section 49-4-16 - Protection of common lands; delinquency; forfeiture.
Section 49-4-17 - Trespass on common lands or waters; injunctions.
Section 49-4-18 - Process; how served on board.
Section 49-4-19 - Registration.
Section 49-4-20 - Failure of trustee to perform duties; penalty.