City of Albuquerque - File #: O-24-16

• File #: O-24-16
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/18/2024
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 5/6/2024
• Enactment date: 5/22/2024
• Enactment #: O-2024-013
• Title: Amending Chapter 2, Article 4 Of The City Code Relating To Elections And Petitions (Baca, by request)
• Sponsors: Joaquin Baca (By Request)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
5/22/2024	City Clerk	Published
5/17/2024	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
5/9/2024	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
5/6/2024	City Council	Passed	Pass
4/15/2024	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
4/8/2024	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
3/18/2024	City Council	Introduced and Referred
3/18/2024	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-24-16_______ ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Joaqu?n Baca, by request


ORDINANCE
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Amending Chapter 2, Article 4 Of The City Code Relating To Elections And Petitions (Baca, by request)
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AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO ELECTIONS AND PETITIONS.
WHEREAS, the bill aims to make changes to the existing provisions of the ordinance to mitigate redundancy; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to align with Section 1-22-18 NMSA 1978, which delineates the timeframe for when a candidate assumes office, ensuring consistency and compliance with state law.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. ROA 1994, Chapter 2, Article 4 is hereby amended as follows and its sections and subsections are to be renumbered accordingly:
"? 2-4-6 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION; TAKING OFFICE.
(A) Each candidate, elected to the office of Mayor or Councilor, shall personally appear before the City Clerk at a time and place specified by the City Clerk, [but not earlier than after canvass] [within ten days] and after the candidate has received the certificate of election and not later than the administration of the oath of office. When the candidate appears, the candidate shall sign a written statement acknowledging receipt of the certificate of election and acknowledging that the candidate is legally qualified to hold office. The City Clerk shall cause a copy of the certificate of election and the written receipt and qualification statement to be filed in the Journal of the Council.
(B) The City Clerk or any other person allowed by law to administer oaths shall administer the oath of office to each candidate who has provided the written receipt and qualifications statement to the City Clerk. A public ceremony repeating the swearing in shall also be conducted on or about January 1, following each election. Official...