Section 4-49-11 - [Ballots.]

NM Stat § 4-49-11 (2019) (N/A)
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The vote at all such elections shall be by ballot, on tickets or ballots having written or printed words, "For courthouse bonds," or "Against," [or] any other work of improvement for which bonds are to be voted, as the case may be.

History: Laws 1891, ch. 83, § 6; C.L. 1897, § 354; Code 1915, § 1161; C.S. 1929, § 33-3906; 1941 Comp., § 15-4607; 1953 Comp., § 15-49-10.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.

Necessity for statement in election notice or ballot as to location of proposed building. — No language in the statutes specifically requires that the exact proposed location of a proposed jail be stated either in the election notice or in the ballot form, even if such a place be designated in the petition. 1951 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 51-5402.

Numbers on ballots. — It is not necessary that ballots used in courthouse bond election have a concealed number. 1938 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 38-2013.