State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-74 > Article-10 > Section-74-10-1974-10-19. Election returns.
The authority shall appoint an authority precinct board at the authority's expense for each polling place. For authority elections held at the time of the general election, the authority shall be provided space in the polling places where the general election is being conducted. Paper ballots shall be used in the conduct of any authority 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 within twelve hours after the close of the polls. The secretary shall canvass the results of the authority election 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 otherwise provided, any proposal submitted at any election held pursuant to the Solid Waste Authority Act [74-10-1 to 74-10-100 NMSA 1978] shall not carry unless the proposal has been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the authority voting on the proposal.
