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73-18-34. Becoming a candidate for director.

Any person wishing to become a candidate for the office of director in any such district, shall, not less than twenty days before the election, file in the office of the secretary of the said district, a declaration of candidacy, stating the election precinct for which such person is a candidate, accompanied by a petition signed by not less than ten qualified electors of the election precinct which such person is a candidate to represent. No declaration of candidacy shall be accepted by said secretary unless accompanied by such petition, signed by electors, as above stated, provided that when the time shall have passed for the filing of such declaration, as above stated, if there be any precinct in said district, outside of the municipality, for which no person has filed as a candidate for the office of director, the said secretary of the district shall accept a declaration of candidacy by any qualified elector for such election precinct without such accompanying petition. No such declaration of candidacy shall be accepted by said secretary, less than one week before the election.   

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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-73 > Article-18 > Section-73-18-34

73-18-34. Becoming a candidate for director.

Any person wishing to become a candidate for the office of director in any such district, shall, not less than twenty days before the election, file in the office of the secretary of the said district, a declaration of candidacy, stating the election precinct for which such person is a candidate, accompanied by a petition signed by not less than ten qualified electors of the election precinct which such person is a candidate to represent. No declaration of candidacy shall be accepted by said secretary unless accompanied by such petition, signed by electors, as above stated, provided that when the time shall have passed for the filing of such declaration, as above stated, if there be any precinct in said district, outside of the municipality, for which no person has filed as a candidate for the office of director, the said secretary of the district shall accept a declaration of candidacy by any qualified elector for such election precinct without such accompanying petition. No such declaration of candidacy shall be accepted by said secretary, less than one week before the election.   


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-73 > Article-18 > Section-73-18-34

73-18-34. Becoming a candidate for director.

Any person wishing to become a candidate for the office of director in any such district, shall, not less than twenty days before the election, file in the office of the secretary of the said district, a declaration of candidacy, stating the election precinct for which such person is a candidate, accompanied by a petition signed by not less than ten qualified electors of the election precinct which such person is a candidate to represent. No declaration of candidacy shall be accepted by said secretary unless accompanied by such petition, signed by electors, as above stated, provided that when the time shall have passed for the filing of such declaration, as above stated, if there be any precinct in said district, outside of the municipality, for which no person has filed as a candidate for the office of director, the said secretary of the district shall accept a declaration of candidacy by any qualified elector for such election precinct without such accompanying petition. No such declaration of candidacy shall be accepted by said secretary, less than one week before the election.