State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-72 > Article-16 > Section-72-16-3472-16-34. Election returns.
In those polling places where the county precincts coincide with the boundaries of the authority, the regular general election precinct board shall certify the results of the authority election to the county canvassing board. The county canvassing board shall certify directly to the secretary of the authority that portion of the returns pertaining to the authority election. In those polling places where the precincts are partly within and partly without the authority's district, the authority shall appoint a separate authority precinct board at the authority's expense, which shall be provided space in the polling places where the general election is being conducted. Paper ballots shall be used in the conduct of the election, and the authority precinct board shall conduct the election as provided in the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978] where paper ballots are used. The separate authority precinct board shall certify the results of the election in that precinct to the secretary of the authority within twelve hours after the close of the polls. The secretary of the authority shall canvass the results of the authority election as certified by the county canvassing board and as certified by each of the separate authority precinct boards and shall declare the results of the election at any regular or special meeting held not less than five days following the date of the election. Except as herein otherwise provided, any proposal submitted at any election hereunder shall not carry unless the proposal has been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting thereon.
