Editing New Mexico (section)

=== Local government ===
{{Main|Local government in New Mexico}}
{{See also|Government of Albuquerque, New Mexico|label 1=Government of Albuquerque}}Local government in New Mexico consists primarily of [[List of counties in New Mexico|counties]] and [[List of settlements in New Mexico|municipalities]]. There are 33 counties, of which the most populous is [[Bernalillo County, New Mexico|Bernalillo]], which contains the state's largest city, [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]. Counties are usually governed by an elected five-member county commission, sheriff, assessor, clerk and treasurer. A municipality may call itself a village, town, or city,<ref>New Mexico Statutes § 3-1-3</ref> with no distinction in law and no correlation to any particular form of government. Municipal elections are non-partisan.<ref>New Mexico Statutes § 3-8-29C</ref> In addition, limited local authority can be vested in special districts and landowners' associations.