N.M. Admin. Code § 17.12.810.11 - PROTESTS BY TAXPAYER-ELECTORS
A. Rates proposed by a district will be
subject to commission review upon the filing with the commission of a protest
signed by twenty-five (25) of the taxpayer-electors of the district or five
percent (5%) of the taxpayer-electors of the district, whichever is less.
Protest petitions shall conform to the requirements of
17.12.810.12 NMAC and must be
filed with the commission no later than thirty (30) days after the district
files with the commission the schedule proposing new rates. For the purposes of
17.12.810 NMAC all protest petitions filed with the commission relating to the
same district filing of proposed new rates shall be deemed a
"protest."
B. NMPSC Rules 110.38
through 110.45 and NMPSC Rules 110.45 through 110.142 [now 17.1.2 NMAC] shall
be applicable to proceedings commenced upon the filing of a protest under
17.12.810.11 NMAC except to the
extent inconsistent with the provisions of 17.12.810 NMAC.
C. For purposes of 17.12.810 NMAC a
taxpayer-elector is a person registered to vote in any precinct in the state,
who:
(1) is a resident of the
district;
(2) is a nonresident of
the district who pays, or will be liable for paying, rates, tolls or charges
set by the board of the district; or
(3) is a non resident of the district who
either has paid or incurred a general tax liability on real property within the
district in the twelve months immediately preceding the district's filing of
its proposed rates or who is purchasing real property within the district under
a real estate contract where a property tax has been paid or incurred on the
real property in the twelve months immediately preceding the district's filing
of its proposed rates.
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