North Dakota Statutes
§ 44-01-04 — State, district, and county officers - Failure to qualify - Vacancy
North Dakota § 44-01-04
JurisdictionNorth Dakota
Title 44Offices and Officers
Ch. 44-01Eligibility and Qualifications of Officers
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N.D. Cent. Code § 44-01-04 (2026).
Text
If any person elected to any state, district, county, or other political subdivision office fails to
qualify and enter upon the duties of such office within the time fixed by law, such office must be
deemed vacant and must be filled by appointment as provided by law. If there is a contest for
such office or if the person elected to such office is prevented or obstructed in any manner from
entering upon the duties thereof, the time above prescribed does not govern and the person
must be allowed twenty days after the day such contest is determined or such obstruction
removed in which to qualify.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 44-01-01
Eligibility to office§ 44-01-02
Credit for military service§ 44-01-03.1
Elected state officers - Date to qualify§ 44-01-05
Oath of civil officers§ 44-01-05.1
Failure to file oath§ 44-01-07
Officers to account for moneys collected§ 44-01-08
Approval of bonds§ 44-01-09
Filing of bonds§ 44-01-11
Approval of fidelity bonds§ 44-01-12
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North Dakota § 44-01-04, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nd/44-01-04.