{"data":{"id":"us-nm/3-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"3-6-1","heading":"Change of name; election.","body":"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.","path":["Chapter 3 - Municipalities","ARTICLE 6 Changing Name of Municipality"],"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":"038a0b52838778ce0c5d03c210f79ff92ef492acff88a89af8a3c89c75e3496c","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/3-5-1","next":"us-nm/3-6-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}