New Mexico § 3-3-4 - Municipalities incorporated under special act; reorganization approved; election for new officers; term of office
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-3-4 — Municipalities incorporated under special act; reorganization approved; election for new officers; term of office, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-3-4. Municipalities incorporated under special act; reorganization approved; election for new officers; term of office
A. If a majority of the votes cast on the question of reorganizing a municipality
incorporated by a special act favors reorganizing the municipality under general law,
the governing body shall adopt an election resolution calling for an election of officers,
which shall be held at the first regular local or general election following approval
of reorganization. The election shall be called, conducted and canvassed in the manner provided in
the Local Election Act. B. The terms of office for the mayor, municipal judge and one-half of the members
of the governing body shall be until the next regular local election. The terms of office for the remaining one-half of the governing body shall be until
the second regular local election is held. The elected municipal officers shall continue in office until their successors are
elected and qualified. The length of terms of the first members shall be determined by lot.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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