Section 72-18-9 - Nominations for initial board. - New Mexico Statutes

72-18-9. Nominations for initial board.

A nomination for director may be made by petition signed by not less than five qualified registered electors and filed with the district court having jurisdiction not less than twenty-five days before the date of the organizational election. Any petition so filed shall designate the name of each nominee and shall state that the petitioners and the nominee or nominees designated in the petition are qualified registered electors of the proposed district. No qualified registered elector shall nominate more than one person for director. The name of each nominee so designated shall appear on the organizational ballot.