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A. No director or secretary of a board of directors of a conservancy district shall wilfully fail to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by the provisions of Sections 73-14-70 through 73-14-88 NMSA 1978.
B. No person who is not a qualified elector shall vote at a conservancy district election unless he casts his vote with a reasonable belief that he is a qualified elector.
C. No election judge shall wilfully miscount ballots or intentionally falsify the results of an election.
D. A person who commits a violation of this section is guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 73. Special Districts § 73-14-88. Election violations; penalty - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-73-special-districts/nm-st-sect-73-14-88/
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