New Mexico § 3-7-1 - Methods of annexation
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-7-1 — Methods of annexation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-7-1. Methods of annexation
A. There shall be three methods of annexing territory to a municipality: (1) the arbitration method as provided in Sections 3-7-5 through 3-7-10 NMSA 1978; (2) the boundary commission method as provided in Sections 3-7-11 through 3-7-16 NMSA 1978; and (3) the petition method as provided in Section 3-7-17 NMSA 1978 . B. Territory may be annexed to a municipality by any one of the three methods of annexation
provided for in Sections 3-7-5 through 3-7-18 NMSA 1978 except where limitations of annexation are provided by law. The provisions of this section apply to annexations of all municipalities except
those that are otherwise specifically provided by law. The arbitration method of annexation may be used for municipal annexation of a traditional
historic community only upon petition of a majority of the qualified electors of the
territory within the traditional historic community.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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