Section 72-16-11 - Nomination of directors.
72-16-11. Nomination of directors.
Not later than forty-five days before a proposal to incur debt is first submitted to the taxpaying electors or at the first general election next following the effective date of the Arroyo Flood Control Act, whichever occurs first, written nominations of any candidate as director may be filed with the secretary of the board. Each nomination of any candidate shall be signed by not less than fifty taxpaying electors who reside within the district for which the candidate has been nominated, shall designate therein the name of the candidates thereby nominated and shall recite that the subscribers are taxpaying electors of the district for which the candidate is nominated and that the candidate or candidates designated therein are qualified electors of the authority and reside within the district for which they are nominated. No taxpaying elector may nominate more than one candidate for any vacancy. If a candidate does not withdraw his name before the time established by the county for purposes of absentee ballots or as set forth in the Election Code, whichever is earlier, his name shall be placed on the ballot. For any election held after November 6, 1984, nominations shall be made by qualified electors in accordance with the procedures and limitations of this section, except that such nominations shall be filed with the secretary of the board not later than the fourth Tuesday in June preceding the general election.