North Dakota § 40-10-01 Petition for city manager - Contents - Notice of election - Election

North Dakota Statutes

§ 40-10-01 — Petition for city manager - Contents - Notice of election - Election

North Dakota § 40-10-01

Title 40Municipal Government

Ch. 40-10City Manager Plan

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N.D. Cent. Code § 40-10-01 (2026).

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Twenty-five percent or more of the qualified electors of a city, as shown by the number of
votes cast for the executive officer of the city at the preceding city election, may petition for the
city manager plan of government. Within thirty days after such petition is filed with the city
auditor, the governing body of the city shall provide for the submission of such proposal to the
qualified electors of the city at an election to be held within ninety days after such filing. The city
auditor shall give thirty days' notice of the date of the election and of the purposes thereof. The
notice of election shall state briefly the powers of the city manager if the plan should be
adopted. The election shall be held, the votes canvassed, and the results declared in the same
manner as in the case of

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Twenty-five percent or more of the qualified electors of a city, as shown by the number of
votes cast for the executive officer of the city at the preceding city election, may petition for the
city manager plan of government. Within thirty days after such petition is filed with the city
auditor, the governing body of the city shall provide for the submission of such proposal to the
qualified electors of the city at an election to be held within ninety days after such filing. The city
auditor shall give thirty days' notice of the date of the election and of the purposes thereof. The
notice of election shall state briefly the powers of the city manager if the plan should be
adopted. The election shall be held, the votes canvassed, and the results declared in the same
manner as in the case of city elections.