New Mexico § 49-3-5 - Elections; qualifications of electors; canvassing returns; oath
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-3-5 — Elections; qualifications of electors; canvassing returns; oath, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-3-5. Elections; qualifications of electors; canvassing returns; oath
At all the elections held under the provisions of this article, each actual inhabitant
of the community lands of the people of Chaperito and the owners of land therein,
who have reached the age of majority, shall be entitled to cast one vote in person,
and the persons receiving the highest number of votes cast at any such election shall
be the trustees of the community lands of the people of Chaperito for the period of
two years as hereinbefore provided and until their successors are elected and qualified. At all elections held under the provisions of this article, the votes shall be canvassed
and the result ascertained and determined by the outgoing board of trustees. Elections shall be conducted in a manner as near as possible to that of elections
conducted under the Election Code. Each member of the board of trustees shall qualify within ten days after an election
by filing with the secretary an oath subscribed by him to the effect that he will
faithfully discharge the duties of his office, which oath shall be recorded in the
minutes of the proceedings of the board.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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