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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Rural Electric Cooperative Act, the bylaws of a cooperative may provide that the territory in which a cooperative supplies electric energy to its members shall be divided into two or more voting districts and that, in respect of each such voting district:
(1) a designated number of trustees shall be elected by the members residing in that district;
(2) a designated number of delegates shall be elected by the members residing in that district; or
(3) both trustees and delegates shall be elected by the members residing in that district.
B. The bylaws shall prescribe the manner in which voting districts, and the members, delegates and trustees thereof, if any, elected therefrom, shall function. The bylaws shall also set forth the powers of the delegates, which may include the power to elect trustees. No delegate who has voted by proxy or by mail on an issue or question shall vote in person on the same issue or question.
C. Voting by members at voting district meetings shall be in person, unless otherwise provided in the bylaws. The bylaws shall prescribe the conditions under which voting by mail shall be exercised.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 62. Electric, Gas and Water Utilities § 62-15-10. Voting districts - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-62-electric-gas-and-water-utilities/nm-st-sect-62-15-10/
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