§ 40-03.2-03 — Procedure when petition to change from council system of government is filed - Special election - Ballot

North Dakota § 40-03.2-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 40: Municipal Government
• Ch. 40-03.2: Change from Council System to Modern Council System

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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:
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 ☐