Whenever a proclamation calling for a special election as provided for by Section 3-15-9 NMSA 1978, shall be issued, a copy of the proposed charter shall be published once each week for four consecutive weeks, and the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall cause to be printed for distribution not less than one thousand copies of the proposed charter, the distribution to be not less than three weeks before the date set for the election.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-14-13, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
Cross references. — For definition of "publish" or "publication," see 3-1-2 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 15 - Municipal Charters
Section 3-15-2 - Qualified electors may adopt charter.
Section 3-15-4 - Petition; submission to voters; frequency of elections; withdrawal of signatures.
Section 3-15-5 - Charter commission; appointment; number; qualifications; duties.
Section 3-15-6 - Gratuitous service by committee; expenses.
Section 3-15-7 - Charter; provisions; restrictions; prior legislation.
Section 3-15-8 - Boundaries; prior rights and property; saving clause.
Section 3-15-9 - Special election on adoption of charter.
Section 3-15-10 - Qualifications of voters; ballots; conduct of election; effect of adoption.
Section 3-15-11 - First election of officers; time; law governing.
Section 3-15-12 - Filing and recording certified copies of charter.
Section 3-15-13 - Charter controls when statute is inconsistent; statutory interpretation.
Section 3-15-14 - Petitions; qualifications of signers; contents.
Section 3-15-15 - Publication of proposed charter.
Section 3-15-16 - Amendment or repeal of charter; alternate methods.