North Dakota § 40-52-04 Changing number and boundaries of wards and precincts

North Dakota Statutes

§ 40-52-04 — Changing number and boundaries of wards and precincts

North Dakota·Title 40 Municipal Government·Ch. 40-52 Changes in Wards

The number and boundaries of the wards and precincts in a city may be changed by an
ordinance adopted by a majority vote of the members of the governing body. Such ordinance
shall be introduced at a regular meeting of the board, and before final action is taken on the
proposed ordinance, it shall be published in the official newspaper of the city once each week
for four successive weeks. When the boundaries of wards are fixed by ordinance, the number of
such wards and the boundaries thereof shall not be changed for a period of two years, except
by adding thereto territory which is added to the city limits. The territory in a ward shall be
contiguous and compact, and no ward having a population of less than one hundred residents
shall be created. The terms "wards" and "precincts" shall have

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The number and boundaries of the wards and precincts in a city may be changed by an
ordinance adopted by a majority vote of the members of the governing body. Such ordinance
shall be introduced at a regular meeting of the board, and before final action is taken on the
proposed ordinance, it shall be published in the official newspaper of the city once each week
for four successive weeks. When the boundaries of wards are fixed by ordinance, the number of
such wards and the boundaries thereof shall not be changed for a period of two years, except
by adding thereto territory which is added to the city limits. The territory in a ward shall be
contiguous and compact, and no ward having a population of less than one hundred residents
shall be created. The terms "wards" and "precincts" shall have the meaning provided for in
section 40-21-09.

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