New Mexico Statutes
§ 3-6-1 — Change of name; election
New Mexico § 3-6-1
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 3-6-1 (2026).
Text
Whenever the governing body of a municipality wishes to change the name of the municipality, the governing body may submit the question of changing the name to a vote of the qualified electors of the municipality at the next regular municipal election or at a special election called for that purpose.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 14-6-1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
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Final day to act§ 3-10-4
Repealed§ 3-10-5
Repealed§ 3-10-8
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New Mexico § 3-6-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/3/3-6-1.