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Cities in New Mexico
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in New Mexico
- An overview of local elections in New Mexico
- An overview of the initiative process in New Mexico
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
| City | County |
|---|---|
| Albuquerque | Bernalillo County |
| Santa Fe | Santa Fe County |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 33 counties, 105 cities, towns, and villages, and 769 special districts.[1]
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
- Albuquerque, New Mexico - Mayor and city council
- Santa Fe, New Mexico - Mayor and city council
- Bernalillo County, New Mexico - Soil and water conservation district, community college, and flood control authority
- All local elections by county
- New Mexico school board elections
2024
- Santa Fe, New Mexico - District attorney
- Bernalillo County, New Mexico - Clerk, treasurer, county commissioners, district attorney, and metropolitan court judge
- All other local elections by county
2023
- Albuquerque, New Mexico - City council
- Santa Fe, New Mexico - City council
- Bernalillo County, New Mexico - Flood control board, community college board, and conservation district board
- New Mexico school board elections
2022
- Bernalillo County, New Mexico - Assessor, sheriff, county commissioners, county court judges, and probate court judges
2021
- Albuquerque, New Mexico - Mayor and city council
- Santa Fe, New Mexico - Mayor and city council
- Bernalillo County, New Mexico - Flood control authority board, community college board, and conservation district board
- New Mexico school board elections
2020
- Bernalillo County, New Mexico - County commissioners, county clerk, treasurer, district attorney, 2nd Judicial Court judgeships, and metropolitan court judgeships
Initiative process availability
The availability of initiative varies depending upon the home rule status and form of government of a city, town, or village. Charter cities, towns, and villages have an initiative process for charter amendments granted by state statute, but individual charters may contain additional requirements. Charters may adopt initiative for ordinances. General law commission-manager cities, towns, and villages have a mandated initiative process provided by state statutes. General law mayor-council cities, towns, and villages do not have broad initiative authority to propose ordinances. However, for limited matters a petition process is granted by state statutes.[2][3]
See also
| New Mexico | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- New Mexico municipal code library
- New Mexico state government website
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ New Mexico Municipal League, "Questions that may be placed on the ballot in mayor-council municipalities that are not home-rule," October 2009
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Types & #s of local government by state," September 2012
