CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
CHARTER TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Preamble
1 Charter election laws
2 Election dates
3 Reference to state law
4 Qualifications for mayor and councillors
5 Designation of candidates
6 Definition
7 Fifty percent minimum vote
8 Runoff elections
1 Recall
2 Referendum
3 Direct legislation by voter initiative
1 Authority and membership of the council
2 Council districts
3 District boundary revisions
4 Terms of office
5 Council organization
6 Compensation of the council
7 Meetings of the council
8 Council powers
9 Vacancies in office
10 Council duties
11 Definitions
12 Officer or employee of a county
13 Term limits
1 Election of the mayor
2 Mayor's term and salary
3 Powers; performance; appointments
4 Duties of the mayor
5 Vacancy in the office of mayor
1 [Procedure]
2 [Petition process]
3 [Council process for articles other than XII and XIII]
4 [Election]
5 [Ballot]
6 [Vote]
7 [Authority of city clerk to correct]
1 [Mayor to formulate]
2 [Council representative to participate]
3 [Proposal and approval date]
4 [Public hearings]
5 [Failure of council to approve]
6 [Procedure ordinance]
1 Maintenance of the merit system
2 Involvement in personnel matters
3 Dual positions
1 Style
2 Adoption
3 Mayor's approval or disapproval; override veto
4 Money appropriations
5 Time limits
6 Authentication; publication; effective date; codification
7 Public vote on performing arts center
1 Declaration of policy
2 Definitions
3 Board of ethics and campaign practices
4 Conflict of interest
5 Disclosure
6 Use of public property
7 Misuse of city employees in campaigns
8 Enforcement; violation; penalty; automatic fines; removal from office; appeal
9 Investigation
10 Non-waiver of penalties
11 Regulations
12 Amendments
1 Declaration of policy
2 Definitions
3 Candidate disclosure
4 Campaign financing
5 Campaign materials and required disclaimers
6 Measure finance committees
7 Familiarity with election code and rules and regulations
8 Preservation of records
9 Rules and regulations, assistance; campaign and election auditor
10 Enforcement
11 Non-waiver of penalties
12 Amendments
1 No impairment from partial invalidity
1 Citation
2 Legislative intent
3 Definitions
4 Terms of participation - declaration of intent
5 Qualifying contributions
6 Seed money and in-kind contributions
7 Certification of participation
8 Guidelines and restrictions for contributions to and expenditures of participating candidates
9 Candidate reporting requirements
10 Fund creation - fund use
11 Determination of fund amount
12 Timing and amount of fund distribution
13 Adjustments to fund distribution
14 Run-off elections
15 Communication of participation status to voters
16 Adjustments for inflation and population growth
17 Administration - Clerk -- duties
18 Appeals
19 Penalties - enforcement
20 Amendments
Appendix A: Nine Council Districts Identified According to Bernalillo County Precincts, June 2001