§ NMSA 1978, § 1-22-2Definitions

Definitions.
As used in the Local Election Act:
A. "local election" means a local government election;
B. "local governing body" means a board, council or commission, as appropriate for a given local government;
C. "local government" means a:
(1) political subdivision of the state with authority to levy taxes pursuant to Article 8, Section 9 of the constitution of New Mexico and its enabling legislation, but does not include a county; and
(2) political subdivision of the state without authority to levy taxes pursuant to Article 8,
Section 9 of the constitution of New Mexico or its enabling legislation, but whose statutory provisions provide for election of officers or ballot questions to be decided pursuant to the Local Election
Act;
D. "municipal officers" means the local governing body and any elective executive and judicial
officers of a municipality;
E. "regular local election" means the biennial local election at which local governing body
members are elected pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act; and
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F. "special local election" means a local election conducted at a time other than a statewide
election at which only ballot questions are considered pursuant to the provisions of the Special
Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 24 NMSA 1978].