New Mexico § 3-16-3 - Approval of charter at election; legislative body for combined organization

§ 3-16-3. Approval of charter at election; legislative body for combined organization

If the propositions submitted to the electors shall carry in both election units,

and if the charter shall be approved by the majority of electors voting on the question,

it may become the organic law of the combined city and county government and shall

be effective as hereinafter provided. If the charter is rejected, in the event approval is given for the consolidation,

the governing body of the city and county shall, within sixty days thereafter, provide

for a new charter committee as hereinbefore set forth for the purpose of framing a

new proposed charter which shall be done and submitted to the voters in like manner,

and this procedure shall be followed until a proposed charter for such combined city

and county government is approved by the electors. The charter, when adopted, may be revised or amended as provided in the charter

or bylaw for such charters. The governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners shall be the

first legislative authority of the combined municipal organization and they shall

continue in office until the terms for which each was elected expires, and no successor

shall be elected or appointed under the combined municipal organization charter until

the number of said body falls below the number provided in the city and county charter.