New Mexico § 67-6-3 - Petition for bond issue; election call; ballots
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 67-6-3 — Petition for bond issue; election call; ballots, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67-6-3. Petition for bond issue; election call; ballots
Whenever there shall be filed with the board of county commissioners a petition signed
by not less than ten per centum of the qualified electors in any county in the state
who are taxpayers therein, asking for the issuance of bonds for the purposes above
specified in an amount to be designated in such petition, subject to the limitations
of Section 67-6-1 NMSA 1978 , said county commissioners, within thirty days after the filing of such petition,
shall call a special election for the purpose of submitting to the people of the county
the proposition of the issuance of bonds in accordance with such petition, and shall
fix a date not less than sixty nor more than ninety days thereafter upon which a vote
shall be taken thereon. Such call shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in
the county, once a week for four successive weeks, the last publication to be at least
three days preceding the date fixed for said election. Ballots at said election shall have printed thereon the words “for the $ ․․․ bond issue for roads and bridges,” inserting the amount of the proposed bond issue;
and in a separate line under the same words “against the $ ․․․ bond issue for roads and bridges,” inserting the amount of the proposed bond issue. Opposite said lines there shall be a square in which the voters may make or stamp
a cross to indicate whether they vote for or against said bond issue, and those voting
for said bond issue shall do so by placing a cross in the square opposite the words
“for the $ ․․․․․․․․․․ bond issue for roads and bridges,” and those voting against said bond issue shall
do so by placing a cross in the square opposite, “against the $ ․․․․․․․․․․ bond issue for roads and bridges.”
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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