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Section 4-44-37 - Petition for election on question of abolition.

4-44-37. [Petition for election on question of abolition.]

A petition may be filed with the board of county commissioners of the county requesting that an election be held to determine whether the county offices named in Section 1 [4-44-36 NMSA 1978] are to be abolished and the powers and duties of such offices transferred to the board of county commissioners of the county. Such petition shall be signed by at least ten (10) percent of the registered electors of the county.