§ 40-12-01 Initiative and referendum apply only in commission and modern council cities
§ 40-12-02 Submission of proposed ordinance by petition – Filed with city auditor – Request in petition
§ 40-12-03 Requirements of petitions for initiative and referendum
§ 40-12-04 Signatures to petition – Requirements – Oath – Withdrawal
§ 40-12-05 City auditor to determine sufficiency of initiative petition – Certificate attached to petition
§ 40-12-06 Duty of governing body after receiving petition for proposed ordinance
§ 40-12-07 Adoption of proposed ordinance – Effect – Repeal or amendment of initiated ordinance
§ 40-12-08 Petition to refer ordinance – Suspension of ordinance – Requirements of petition
§ 40-12-09 Referred measure – Submission – Result of election
§ 40-12-10 No limitation on number of ordinances that may be voted on at one election – Limitation on special elections
§ 40-12-11 Publication of proposed or referred ordinance or proposition before election
§ 40-12-12 Form of ballots to be used in voting on initiated or referred ordinance
§ 40-12-13 Propositions submitted for repeal or amendment to initiated or referred ordinance – Election – Vote required
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 40-12 - Initiative and Referendum

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • 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
  • paper: means any flexible material upon which it is usual to write. See North Dakota Code 1-01-27
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49