A. Any election by qualified electors pursuant to the Public Improvement District Act shall be a nonpartisan election called, conducted and canvassed pursuant to the provisions of the Election Code [N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 1]. In addition to those matters required for notice as provided in the Local Election Act [N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 1, Article 22], the notice of election shall state:

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(1)     if the election is a formation election, the boundaries of the proposed district;

(2)     if the election is a bond election, the amount of bonds to be authorized for the district, the maximum rate of interest to be paid on the bonds and the maximum term of the bonds, not exceeding thirty years;

(3)     if the election is a property tax levy election pursuant to Section 5-11-19 N.M. Stat. Ann., the maximum tax rate per one thousand dollars ($1,000) of assessed valuation to be imposed, the purposes for which the revenues raised will be used and the existing maximum tax rate, if any;

(4)     that a general plan is on file with the clerk;

(5)     the purposes for which the property taxes or the special levies will be imposed, and the revenues raised will be used, including a description of the public improvements to be financed with tax revenues, special levies, district revenues or bond proceeds; and

(6)     that the imposition of property taxes or special levies will result in a lien for the payment thereof on property within the district.

B. The district board or, in the case of a formation election, the governing body, shall determine the date of the election by passing a resolution to place the ballot question on a regular local election or general election ballot or by adopting a proclamation calling for a special election.

C. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the election shall comply with the Local Election Act. The ballot material provided to each qualified elector shall include:

(1)     for a formation election, an impartial description of the district improvements contemplated and a brief description of arguments for and against the formation of the district, if any;

(2)     for an election concerning the imposition of property taxes, an impartial description of the taxes to be imposed, the method of apportionment, collection and enforcement and other details sufficient to enable each elector to determine the amount of tax it will be obligated to pay; a brief description of arguments for and against the imposition of taxes that are the subject of the election, if any; and a statement that the imposition of property taxes is for the provision of certain but not necessarily all public infrastructure improvements and services that may be needed or desirable within the district, and that other taxes, levies or assessments by other governmental entities may be presented for approval by owners and qualified electors; and

(3)     for a formation election, the ballot, which shall pose the question to be voted upon as “district, yes” and “district, no”; for a bond election, “bonds, yes” and “bonds, no”; for a property tax election, if no tax is in place, “property tax, yes” and “property tax, no”; and for an election to change an existing maximum or eliminate an existing tax, “tax change, yes” and “tax change, no”, specifying the type of tax to which the proposed change pertains.

D. At least a three-fourths’ majority of the votes cast by qualified electors at the election shall be required for formation, issuing the bonds, imposing the tax or special levy or changing the tax or special levy. Failure of a required majority to vote in favor of the matter submitted shall not prejudice the submission of the same or similar matters at a later election.

E. If a person listed on the assessment roll is no longer the owner of land in the district and the name of the successor owner becomes known to the governing body or the district board, as applicable, and is verified by recorded deed or other similar evidence of transfer of ownership, the successor owner is deemed to be the owner for the purposes of the Public Improvement District Act.

F. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Public Improvement District Act, if a petition for formation is signed by owners of all of the land in the district described in the petition and is approved by the municipality or county, the municipality or county may waive any or all requirements of posting, publication, mailing, notice, hearing and owner determination. On receipt of such a petition, and after approval by an election of qualified electors, if any, the municipality or county shall declare the district formed without being required to comply with the provisions of the Public Improvement District Act for posting, publication, mailing, notice, hearing or owner determination.

G. If no person is registered to vote within the district or proposed district areas within seventy days immediately preceding any scheduled election date, the election required to be held pursuant to the Public Improvement District Act shall be canceled. Under such circumstances, when the question is on the formation of the district, the results of the formation determination of the owners shall prevail, unless the formation determination was waived by the governing body pursuant to Subsection F of this section. To the extent allowable by  the constitution of New Mexico, when the question is on any other allowable action otherwise requiring a vote of the qualified electors, the owners or the owners of the proposed district areas shall make a determination, the result of which shall prevail.