Whenever a proclamation calling for a special election as provided for by Section 3-15-9 NMSA 1978, shall be issued, a copy of the proposed charter shall be published once each week for four consecutive weeks, and the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall cause to be printed for distribution not less than one thousand copies of the proposed charter, the distribution to be not less than three weeks before the date set for the election.
NMS § 3-15-15