North Dakota § 16.1-12-03 Certificate of nomination to contain only one name - Individual to participate in only one nomination - Exception

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§ 16.1-12-03 — Certificate of nomination to contain only one name - Individual to participate in only one nomination - Exception

North Dakota § 16.1-12-03

Title 16.1Elections

Ch. 16.1-12Certificates of Nomination - Vacancies

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N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-12-03 (2026).

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participate in only one nomination - Exception.
No certificate of nomination provided for by this chapter, except in the case of presidential
electors, may contain the name of more than one nominee for each office to be filled. An
individual elected or appointed to an office appearing on the no-party ballot or seeking
nomination and election to a no-party office may also seek nomination to legislative office and
may serve in the legislative assembly, unless the no-party office is the office of district court
judge, or a statewide elective office. Except as may be permitted in this section, no individual
may participate directly or indirectly in the nomination of more than one individual for each office
to be filled on the general election ballot, except an individual may sign a certificate

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participate in only one nomination - Exception.
No certificate of nomination provided for by this chapter, except in the case of presidential
electors, may contain the name of more than one nominee for each office to be filled. An
individual elected or appointed to an office appearing on the no-party ballot or seeking
nomination and election to a no-party office may also seek nomination to legislative office and
may serve in the legislative assembly, unless the no-party office is the office of district court
judge, or a statewide elective office. Except as may be permitted in this section, no individual
may participate directly or indirectly in the nomination of more than one individual for each office
to be filled on the general election ballot, except an individual may sign a certificate of
nomination by petition for more than one individual for each office, and no individual may accept
a nomination to more than one office on the general election ballot. No political party is entitled
to more than one set of nominees on the official general election ballot.