In any election held under Sections 73-18-25 through 73-18-43 NMSA 1978, the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978] shall be applicable except as to the requirement for registration and residence in state, county or precinct as a qualification of an elector in offering to vote. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-32-41, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 281, § 17; 2018, ch. 79, § 158. The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, provided that the Local Election Act is applicable to any election held under Sections 73-18-25 through 73-18-43 NMSA 1978, with certain exceptions; in the section heading, deleted "general election laws" and added "Local Election Act"; and after "held under", deleted "this act" and added "Sections 73-18-25 through 73-18-43 NMSA 1978", and after the next occurrence of "the", deleted "general election laws" and added "Local Election Act".
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