N.M. Stat. § 73-12-36
Action of board on petition to include land; order
describing new boundaries; electors may protest.
The board of directors if they deem it not for the best interests of the district to
include therein the lands mentioned in the petition, shall by order reject the said petition,
but if they deem it for the best interests of the district that said lands be included the
board may order that the district be so changed as to include therein the lands
mentioned in the said petition. The order shall describe the entire boundaries of the
district with the lands so included, if the district boundaries be changed thereby, and for
that purpose the board may cause a survey to be made of such portion of such
boundaries as may be deemed necessary; provided, if within thirty days from the
making of such order a majority of the qualified electors of the district protest in writing
to said board against the inclusion of such lands, in said district, said order shall be held
for naught and said lands shall not be included therein.