Section 1-24-2 - Special election procedures; proclamation; publication. - New Mexico Statutes

1-24-2. Special election procedures; proclamation; publication.

A.     Whenever a special election is to be called or is required by law, the governing body shall by resolution issue a public proclamation calling the election.  The proclamation shall forthwith be filed with the county clerk.   

B.     The proclamation shall specify:   

(1)     the date on which the special election will be held;   

(2)     the purpose for which the special election is called;   

(3)     if officers are to be elected or positions on the governing body are to be filled, the date on which declarations of candidacy are to be filed;   

(4)     if a question is to be voted upon, the test of that question;   

(5)     the precincts in each county in which the election is to be held and the location of each polling place in the precinct;   

(6)     the hours that each polling place will be open; and   

(7)     the date and time of closing the registration books by the county clerk as required by law.   

C.     After filing the proclamation with the county clerk and not less than fifty days before the date of the election, the governing body shall publish the proclamation once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of the local government or special district.  The proclamation shall conform to the requirements of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.