Elections shall be held pursuant to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]. Conservancy districts formed after July 1, 1961 shall hold their first election as provided in Section 73-14-74 NMSA 1978.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-52, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 67, § 5; 2018, ch. 79, § 150.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, required that conservancy district elections shall be held pursuant to the Local Election Act; in the section heading, deleted "when held"; deleted former Subsection A, which provided for elections under the former law; deleted subsection designations "B." and "C."; and after "Elections shall be held", deleted "every two years following the year 1961 and shall be held on the first Tuesday of October;" and added "pursuant to the Local Election Act".