North Dakota § 40-03.2-02 City auditor to pass on sufficiency of petition

North Dakota Statutes

§ 40-03.2-02 — City auditor to pass on sufficiency of petition

North Dakota § 40-03.2-02

Title 40Municipal Government

Ch. 40-03.2Change from Council System to Modern Council System

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N.D. Cent. Code § 40-03.2-02 (2026).

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Within thirty days after a petition to change from the council system of government is filed,
the city auditor shall examine the petition and ascertain from the voters' register whether or not
the petition is signed by the required number of qualified electors. The city auditor shall attach to
the petition the city auditor's certificate showing the result of the city auditor's examination, and if
the city auditor finds the petition to be insufficient the city auditor's certificate shall show the
reason for such determination. An insufficient petition may be amended within ten days after the
city auditor's certificate is made. Within thirty days after an amended petition is filed, the auditor
shall make an examination thereof, and if the city auditor's certificate shows such amended
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Within thirty days after a petition to change from the council system of government is filed,
the city auditor shall examine the petition and ascertain from the voters' register whether or not
the petition is signed by the required number of qualified electors. The city auditor shall attach to
the petition the city auditor's certificate showing the result of the city auditor's examination, and if
the city auditor finds the petition to be insufficient the city auditor's certificate shall show the
reason for such determination. An insufficient petition may be amended within ten days after the
city auditor's certificate is made. Within thirty days after an amended petition is filed, the auditor
shall make an examination thereof, and if the city auditor's certificate shows such amended
petition to be insufficient, the petition shall be returned to the person filing the same without
prejudice to the filing of a new petition. If the city auditor shall find the petition or the amended
petition to be sufficient, the city auditor shall place the same with the city auditor's certificate
before the governing body of the municipality.