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3-429: 35°5′15.5″N 106°39′5.7″W / 35.087639°N 106.651583°W / 35.087639; -106.651583 The Albuquerque City Council is the elected legislative authority of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico . It consists of nine members, elected from respective districts of the city on a non-partisan basis. The form of city government is mayor–council government and home rule municipality . It meets in
6-487: A four-year term. The chairman of the council is elected by members of the council on a yearly basis, in votes the chairman is likely chosen by the majority party in control of the city council. Since 1975, there have been no "at-large" members, elections are non-partisan, but party registration is often mentioned through local media outlets and the respective parties usually endorse their candidates. Albuquerque, New Mexico Too Many Requests If you report this error to
9-757: The Vincent A. Griego Chambers at the Albuquerque City Hall in Downtown Albuquerque . From 1916 to 1974, Albuquerque was governed by a city commission of at-large members. In the place of a president in the council, the mayor was known as the "Chairman of the Commission." In 1975, due to large growth in the city, voters replaced the commission system with a city council system. The council is composed of nine members in nine districts, each elected by their individual district residents to
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