New Mexico § 3-4-1 - Disincorporation; petition; notice of election
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-4-1 — Disincorporation; petition; notice of election, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-4-1. Disincorporation; petition; notice of election
A. If one-fourth of the registered voters of a municipality petition the board of
county commissioners of the county in which the municipality is situated to disincorporate
the municipality, the board of county commissioners shall, within fourteen days after
the petition has been certified as valid, adopt an election resolution calling for
a special election to be held within the municipality on the question of disincorporating
the municipality. At the top of each page of a disincorporation petition, the following heading shall
be printed in substantially the following form: “PETITION TO DISINCORPORATE THE MUNICIPALITY OF․․․․․․ We, the undersigned registered voters of the municipality of ․․․․․․, pursuant to Section 3-4-1 NMSA 1978, petition the board of county commissioners
of․․․․․․county to conduct a special election on the question of disincorporating the municipality
of․․․․․․ Date Name--Printed Address Usual As Registered As Registered Signature.” The day for holding the election shall not be less than fifty days or more than sixty
days after the board of county commissioners adopts the election resolution. B. Notice of the election shall be published as required in the Local Election Act.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-4-1 ("Disincorporation; petition; notice of election") 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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