North Dakota § 15.1-12-21 School district reorganization - Changes in plan

North Dakota Statutes

§ 15.1-12-21 — School district reorganization - Changes in plan

North Dakota § 15.1-12-21

Title 15.1Elementary and Secondary Education

Ch. 15.1-12Annexation, Reorganization, and Dissolution

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N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-12-21 (2026).

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1.All provisions of a reorganization plan, except those relating to boundaries and geographic voting areas, may be changed upon the concurrence of a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question. The question may be placed before the voters at a regular or special election upon a motion of the school board and shall be placed before the voters upon receipt by the board of a petition signed by at least:

a.Twenty-five percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the population of the district, as determined by the county superintendent, is less than twenty-five qualified electors;

b.Twenty percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the population of the district is at least twenty-five but not more than four thousand; or

c.Fifteen percent

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1. All provisions of a reorganization plan, except those relating to boundaries and
geographic voting areas, may be changed upon the concurrence of a majority of the
qualified electors voting on the question. The question may be placed before the
voters at a regular or special election upon a motion of the school board and shall be
placed before the voters upon receipt by the board of a petition signed by at least:
a. Twenty-five percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the
population of the district, as determined by the county superintendent, is less than
twenty-five qualified electors;
b. Twenty percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the population of
the district is at least twenty-five but not more than four thousand; or
c. Fifteen percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the population of
the district is greater than four thousand.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, if a school district has been
reorganized for at least ten years, the boundaries of geographic voting areas may be
changed upon the concurrence of a majority of qualified electors voting on the
question.
3. By resolution, the board in a reorganized district may change to at large voting for
school board members if there is a variance of more than ten percent in the population
between any of the district's established geographic areas with resident candidates.