New Mexico allows unique water conservation districts to hold separate elections • Source New Mexico

New Mexico allows unique water conservation districts to hold separate elections • Source New Mexico

Groundwater wells fill an irrigation ditch for pecan orchards outside of Rincon, New Mexico. Two local water conservation districts elsewhere in New Mexico, which provide irrigation, river flood control and water conservation services to farmers, are now exempt from the New Mexico Local Elections Act. (Photo by Diana Cervantes for Source NM)Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed an election reform bill into law allowing two local governmen…