§ 73-10-7 — Districts 25,000 acres or less; qualified electors

A. In any district having an irrigable area of twenty-five thousand acres or less, a "qualified elector" is any person who: (1) owns one-half acre or more of agricultural land within the district or has evidence of title to such lands or is a purchaser of such lands under contract for the purchase of such lands from the state; or (2) is a resident entryman of public lands within the district; and (3) meets all other requirements of Section 73-10-7 NMSA 1978. B. Any person who meets the qualifications of Section [Paragraph] A(1) is a resident freeholder.

Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 75-23-6.1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 161, § 1.