Eligibility of district to hold election

NMSA 1978, § 73-14-74 — under Article 14.

NMSA 1978, § 73-14-74

A. No election shall be held in an existing conservancy district until the main canals in that district are in such a condition that water can be delivered from them for irrigation on the lands within the district. B. The first election in any district formed after July 1, 1961, or in a district existing on July 1, 1961, and having an appointed board of directors shall be held on the first Tuesday of October occurring in an odd-numbered year after the requirements of Subsection A of this section are fulfilled. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-53, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 67, § 6; 1965, ch. 76, § 6; 2018, ch. 79, § 151; 2025, ch. 21, § 13.