North Dakota Code 40-03.2-03 – Procedure when petition to change from council system of government is filed – Special election – Ballot
When a petition to change from the council system of government, together with the city auditor’s certificate of sufficiency, is filed with the governing body of a municipality, the governing body shall call a special election at which only the question of changing from the council system of government will be submitted. The date of such election may not be less than thirty days nor more than ninety days after the date the auditor’s certificate has been filed. The election must be conducted, returns thereof made, and the result thereof declared in all respects as are other city elections. Notice of such election must be given by the publication of the proposition to be voted upon, the places where the election will be held, and the date of the election, in each newspaper published in the city, not more than twenty days and not less than five days before the date of such election. The ballots to be used at the election provided for in this section must be in substantially the following form:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 40-03.2-03
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
Shall the city of change from its organization under the council system of government and become a city under the modern council form of government with a five-member (or seven-member, nine-member, or eleven-member) council? Yes ☐ No ☐