§ 54-35-01 — Legislative management - Created - Members - Vacancy - Terms

1. The North Dakota legislative management consists of the majority and minority
leaders of the house and of the senate, the speaker of the house, and six senators
and six representatives chosen biennially before the close of each regular legislative
session.
2. In the house of representatives the majority leader shall appoint to the legislative
management members elected by the political party with the largest number of
members in the house and the minority leader of the house shall appoint to the
legislative management members elected by the political party with the next largest
number of members in the house. The majority and minority leaders of the house of
representatives shall make the appointments so as to give the two political parties
having the most members in the house the same total proportionate representation on
the legislative management as prevails in the house. In allocating the membership on
the legislative management to each political party, the total number of members in the
house of representatives must be divided by six; the resulting quotient must then be
divided into the number of members of each of the two political parties of the house;
the resulting quotient for each party of the house, rounded to the nearest whole
number, is the number of members of that political party in the house to be on the
legislative management. Notwithstanding this allocation, the minority political party in
the house of representatives must be represented by at least two members on the
legislative management.
3. In the senate the majority leader shall appoint to the legislative management members
elected by the political party with the largest number of members in the senate and the
minority leader shall appoint to the legislative management members elected by the
political party with the next largest number of members in the senate. The majority and
minority leaders of the senate shall make the appointments so as to give the two
political parties having the most members in the senate the same total proportionate
representation on the legislative management as prevails in the senate. In allocating
the membership on the legislative management to each political party, the total number
of members in the senate must be divided by six; the resulting quotient must then be
divided into the number of members of each of the two political parties of the senate;
the resulting quotient for each party of the senate, rounded to the nearest whole
number, is the number of members of that political party in the senate to be on the
legislative management. Notwithstanding this allocation, the minority political party in
the senate must be represented by at least two members on the legislative
management.
4. Any vacancy occurring when the legislative assembly is not in session must be filled
by the selection of another member of the legislative assembly belonging to the same
party as the member originally appointed, the selection to be made by the remaining
senate or house members of the legislative management, depending upon which body
has the vacancy. Each senator and each representative chosen to serve on the
legislative management shall serve until a new legislative management has been
selected at the next regular legislative session; provided, however, that no senator, not
a holdover, who is not re-elected to the senate, and no representative, who is not
re-elected to the house of representatives, may serve as a member of the legislative
management beyond the closing day of the term to which elected. Any vacancy
occurring because any member of the legislative management is not re-elected must
be filled for the period from the beginning of the session until a new legislative
management is selected, in the same manner as the original legislative management
is selected.