Section 4-48A-17 - Election procedures.

4-48A-17. Election procedures.

A.     In all elections held pursuant to the provisions of the Special Hospital District Act [Chapter 4, Article 48A NMSA 1978], except as otherwise provided in that act, the board of trustees shall give notice of the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the special hospital district and, in the case of a special hospital district composed of all or portions of two or more counties, in the subdistrict [subdistricts], at least once a week for three consecutive weeks, the last insertion to be not less than two weeks prior to the proposed election.   

B.     All elections of the special hospital district, unless otherwise provided in the Special Hospital District Act, shall be called, conducted and canvassed in substantially the same manner as school district elections are called, conducted and canvassed. The board of trustees shall be the canvassing board for such elections.   

C.     The expenses of elections conducted by the special hospital district shall be budgeted for and paid from the operating funds of the special hospital district.