State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-4 > Article-44 > Section-4-44-444-44-44. [Petition for restoration of abolished offices; election; ballots.]
A. Whenever any county has abolished the offices of county assessor, county clerk, county surveyor and county treasurer and transferred the powers and duties of such offices to the board of county commissioners as herein provided, a petition may be filed with the board of county commissioners of such county requesting that an election be held to determine whether the county offices previously abolished are to be reestablished and the powers and duties previously transferred to the board of county commissioners are to be returned to the offices from which they were transferred. Such petition shall be signed by at least ten (10) percent of the registered electors of the county.
B. Except as provided in this Paragraph B upon the filing of the petition provided for in this section, the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 [4-44-38 to 4-44-43 NMSA 1978] of this act shall be applicable. Ballots for an election to reestablish county officies [offices] previously abolished and to return to such offices the powers and duties previously transferred from such offices shall read as follows: Shall the offices of county assessor, county clerk, county surveyor and county treasurer be reestablished and the powers and duties of such offices previously transferred to the board of county commissioners be returned to the offices from which they [were] transferred?
YES ......
NO ......
If a majority of those voting on the above question have voted "Yes," such offices shall be reestablished as of January 1st of the next odd-numbered year, and upon such date all powers and duties previously transferred from such offices shall be returned to the office from which they had been previously transferred.
