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§ 73-14-74 NMSA 1978

Eligibility of district to hold election

Known as the The Conservancy Act

The act spans §§ 73-14-1 to 73-14-92 (100 sections).

1953 Comp., § 75-28-53, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 67, § 6; 1965, ch. 76, § 6; 2018, ch. 79, § 151; 2025, ch. 21, § 13.

A. No election shall be held in an existing conservancy district until the main canals in that district are in such a condition that water can be delivered from them for irrigation on the lands within the district.

B. The first election in any district formed after July 1, 1961, or in a district existing on July 1, 1961, and having an appointed board of directors shall be held on the first Tuesday of October occurring in an odd-numbered year after the requirements of Subsection A of this section are fulfilled.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.