New Mexico § 3-14-19 - Abandonment of commission-manager government
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-14-19 — Abandonment of commission-manager government, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-14-19. Abandonment of commission-manager government
A. Within ten days of the verification of a petition submitted to the municipal clerk
and signed by thirty percent of the qualified electors of the municipality, the commission
shall adopt an election resolution calling for the holding of a special election to
vote on the question of abandoning the commission-manager form of government. The election shall be held in June or July in odd-numbered years or July or August
in even-numbered years in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act. B. If a majority of the votes cast at the special election favors abandonment of the
commission-manager form of government, the form of government reverts to that form
of government existing immediately preceding the adoption of the commission-manager
form of government after the election and taking office of the new officers and the
commission shall adopt an election resolution calling for the holding of an election
to elect new officers, which shall be held at the first regular local or general election
following adoption of the resolution. C. The election shall be held in the same manner as regular local elections are held
as provided in the Local Election Act. The mayor and one-half of the members of the governing body shall hold office until
the next regular local election and the remaining one-half of the members of the governing
body shall hold office until the succeeding regular local election. The terms of the members of the governing body shall be determined by lot after
their election. D. No election shall be held upon the question of abandoning the commission-manager
form of government within two years after an election has been held adopting the commission-manager
form of government or confirming its continued existence.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-14-19 ("Abandonment of commission-manager government") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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