Section 73-14-61 - Notice of candidacy; signatures of electors. - New Mexico Statutes

73-14-61. Notice of candidacy; signatures of electors.

Any qualified elector, as herein defined, who desires to become a candidate for election as a director shall, at least forty days prior to the election, file with the secretary of the board of directors then in office, his written notice of candidacy, which shall state his name and residence, and the term for which he is a candidate for election within the conservancy district. If he is a candidate at large, his notice of candidacy must be signed by twenty qualified electors resident within the district. If he is a candidate only from that portion of the district which lies within one county, his notice of candidacy must be signed by ten qualified electors, who reside within that particular portion of the district and county from which the candidate seeks to be elected. No person who has not filed his notice of candidacy as and within the time required in this section shall be placed on the ballot.