North Dakota § 40-04-09 City auditor to pass on sufficiency of petition to change from commission system of government

North Dakota Statutes

§ 40-04-09 — City auditor to pass on sufficiency of petition to change from commission system of government

North Dakota § 40-04-09

Title 40Municipal Government

Ch. 40-04Commission Cities, Incorporation and Change

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N.D. Cent. Code § 40-04-09 (2026).

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system of government.
Within thirty days after a petition to change from the commission system of government is
filed, the city auditor shall examine the petition and ascertain 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 city auditor
shall make an examination thereof, and if the city auditor's certificate shows such amended
pet

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system of government.
Within thirty days after a petition to change from the commission system of government is
filed, the city auditor shall examine the petition and ascertain 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 city auditor
shall make an examination thereof, and if the city auditor's certificate shows such amended
petition to be insufficient, it 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.