New Mexico § 49-5-6 - Election; electors; canvassing returns; oath
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-5-6 — Election; electors; canvassing returns; oath, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-5-6. Election; electors; canvassing returns; oath
At all the elections held under the provisions of this article, each actual inhabitant
of the grant and owner of land therein, who has reached the age of majority, shall
be entitled to cast one vote in person, and the five persons receiving the highest
number of votes cast at any such election shall be the trustees of the grant and hold
their offices for the period of two years 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 his election
by filing with the secretary-and-treasurer 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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Section 49-5-6 ("Election; electors; canvassing returns; oath") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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