In all counties in this state in which there exists a conservancy district within the classification as provided in Section 73-18-25 NMSA 1978, or a major portion by area of such a conservancy district, the board of county commissioners of the county shall, on the first Monday in August 1955, by resolution to be made a part of the minutes of the board of county commissioners, divide the conservancy district into election precincts. If there is a municipality within the district, the municipality shall constitute one election precinct, and the conservancy district shall be divided into three election precincts, each of which election precincts shall have approximately equal acreage of irrigable land. Immediately after the action by the board of county commissioners, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall transmit to the clerk of the conservancy district within the county, or the major portion of which is within that county, a certified copy of the resolution dividing the conservancy district into election precincts. The board of county commissioners shall redivide the district in the same manner in each sixth year after 1955. Immediately after the resolution is adopted, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall file a certified copy of the resolution of the board of county commissioners in the office of the county clerk of the county.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-32-26, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 281, § 2; 1993, ch. 285, § 2.
The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, substituted "as provided in Section 73-18-25 NMSA 1978" for "mentioned in Section 1 in this Act" in the first sentence, and "the conservancy district" for "the area of such conservancy district outside of said municipality or municipalities" and "three" for "four" in the second sentence; and made stylistic changes throughout the section.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 94 C.J.S. Waters § 320.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 73 - Special Districts
Article 18 - Conservancy Districts; Reclamation Contracts
Section 73-18-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 73-18-2 - Additional powers; duties of board; contract indebtedness a general obligation.
Section 73-18-3 - Contract procedure inapplicable.
Section 73-18-4 - Plan of works.
Section 73-18-5 - When certain provisions to apply; general obligation.
Section 73-18-6 - Classification of real property.
Section 73-18-6.1 - Reclassification of property in certain districts.
Section 73-18-7 - Apportionment.
Section 73-18-7.1 - Assessment; modification; certain districts.
Section 73-18-8 - Assessments; appeals.
Section 73-18-8.1 - Assessments; appeals; certain districts.
Section 73-18-10 - Lien of assessments.
Section 73-18-11 - State lands; public lands.
Section 73-18-12 - Land disposal contracts authorized.
Section 73-18-13 - Water applications.
Section 73-18-14 - Tolls and charges; advance payment; omitted property.
Section 73-18-15 - Distribution of water supply.
Section 73-18-16 - Use of district funds to pay contract indebtedness.
Section 73-18-18 - Cumulative rights and remedies.
Section 73-18-19 - Change in organization or boundaries of district.
Section 73-18-20 - Proceedings to determine validity.
Section 73-18-21 - Contracts validated.
Section 73-18-22 - Scope of act.
Section 73-18-24 - Designation of act.
Section 73-18-25 - Conservancy districts to which act applies.
Section 73-18-26 - Division of district into election precincts.
Section 73-18-27 - Calling of first election.
Section 73-18-27 - Elections. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-28 - Director-at-large and municipal director.
Section 73-18-29 - Conservancy district board; how constituted.
Section 73-18-30 - Qualifications of electors.
Section 73-18-32 - Voting rights.
Section 73-18-33 - Qualifications of directors.
Section 73-18-33 - Qualifications of directors. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-34 - Becoming a candidate for director.
Section 73-18-34 - Becoming a candidate for director. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-35 - Term of office for director.
Section 73-18-35 - Term of office for director. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-36 - Compensation of directors.
Section 73-18-37 - Notice of election. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-38 - Forms and regulations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-41 - Application of general election laws.
Section 73-18-41 - Application of Local Election Act. (Effective July 1, 2022.)