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§ 73-14-88 NMSA 1978

Election violations; penalty

Known as the The Conservancy Act

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

1953 Comp., § 75-28-67, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 67, § 20.

A. No director or secretary of a board of directors of a conservancy district shall wilfully fail to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by the provisions of Sections 73-14-70 through 73-14-88 NMSA 1978.

B. No person who is not a qualified elector shall vote at a conservancy district election unless he casts his vote with a reasonable belief that he is a qualified elector.

C. No election judge shall wilfully miscount ballots or intentionally falsify the results of an election.

D. A person who commits a violation of this section is guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years or [by] a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.

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.