N.M. Stat. § 73-14-57
Definition of "qualified electors".
The term "qualified electors", as used in Sections 73-14-54 through 73-14-69 NMSA
1978, means only those persons who have reached the age of majority and, for at least
six months prior to the election, have owned, during the entire six-month period, real
property situated within the district that is subject to conservancy district appraisals,
assessments, levies and taxes.