New Mexico § 73-10-44 [Canvass of votes on dissolution; certificate of election;

New Mexico Statutes

§ 73-10-44 — [Canvass of votes on dissolution; certificate of election;

New Mexico § 73-10-44

Ch. 73Special Districts

Art. 10Irrigation Districts Cooperating with United States

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 73-10-44 (2026).

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recording; assent of secretary of interior.] The board of directors shall name a day for canvassing the vote, and if it shall appear that a majority of the ballots contain the words, "For Dissolution - Yes," then it shall be the duty of said board of directors to declare said district to be disorganized, and they shall certify such fact to the county clerk of the respective counties in which the district is situated, stating the number of signers to the petition; that said election was called and set for the . . . . . . day of . . . . . . month of . . . . . . year; that said election was held and that so many votes (stating the number) had been cast for, and that so many votes (stating the number) had been cast against, said proposition. Said certificate shall bear the seal of the district

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recording; assent of secretary of interior.] The board of directors shall name a day for canvassing the vote, and if it shall appear that a majority of the ballots contain the words, "For Dissolution - Yes," then it shall be the duty of said board of directors to declare said district to be disorganized, and they shall certify such fact to the county clerk of the respective counties in which the district is situated, stating the number of signers to the petition; that said election was called and set for the . . . . . . day of . . . . . . month of . . . . . . year; that said election was held and that so many votes (stating the number) had been cast for, and that so many votes (stating the number) had been cast against, said proposition. Said certificate shall bear the seal of the district, and the signatures of the president and secretary of said board of directors. It shall be the duty of the said respective clerks to record all such certificates in the records of the respective counties. Should it appear that a majority of the votes cast at said election were "For Dissolution - No," then the board of directors shall declare the proposition lost and shall cause the result and the vote to be made a part of the records of said irrigation district. Provided, however, that no dissolution shall be made of the district, and the board of directors shall make no order dissolving the same until the secretary of the interior shall assent thereto in writing and such assent be filed with the board of directors.