Section 72-20-34 - Election returns.
72-20-34. Election returns.
For authority elections held at the time of the general election, the regular general election precinct board shall certify the results of the authority election to the county canvassing board. The county canvassing board shall certify directly to the secretary that portion of the returns pertaining to the authority election. For authority elections held at a different time than the general election, the authority shall appoint an authority precinct board at the authority's expense for each polling place. The authority precinct board shall conduct the election as provided in the Election Code [1-1-1 NMSA 1978]. The separate authority precinct board shall certify the results of the election in that precinct to the secretary within twelve hours after the close of the polls. The secretary shall canvass the results of the authority election as certified by each of the separate authority precinct boards and shall declare the results of the election at any regular or special meeting held not less than five days following the date of the election. Except as otherwise provided, any proposal submitted at any election held pursuant to the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act shall not carry unless the proposal has been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting on the proposal.