New Mexico Statutes Chapter 1. Elections § 1-22-2. Definitions

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:

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

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.