{"data":{"id":"us-nm/3-15-16","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"3-15-16","heading":"Amendment or repeal of charter; alternate methods.","body":"The charter of any municipality adopted under the provisions of Article 10, Section 6 of the constitution of New Mexico, by law of the territorial legislature of New Mexico or under the provisions of the Municipal Charter Act may be amended or repealed either by a proposal submitted by the governing body of the municipality to the qualified electors or by petition as provided for in Section 3-15-4 NMSA 1978 for the adoption of an original charter at a general or special election and ratified by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the amendment or repeal.","path":["Chapter 3 - Municipalities","ARTICLE 15 Municipal Charters"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18504/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"14db0974e0ddb1df9e3b4ac577b9c03b38e27ad9deb5a25eff89ba334fbd9310","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/3-15-15","next":"us-nm/3-16-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}