§ 61-05-14 — Notice of election - Contents - Publication

Upon making an order establishing an irrigation district, the department of water resources
shall give notice of an election to be held in the district to determine whether the electors of the
district approve the establishment and organization of the irrigation district. The notice must
state an elector desiring to be a candidate for the office of district director shall file the elector's
name with the department of water resources not less than twenty days before the election. The
notice must carry a reference to the map or maps previously filed with the county auditor
describing the boundaries of the lands included in the district as established by the department
and designate a name for the district. The notice must be filed with the county auditor of each
county in which the proposed district is situated and be published once each week for
two consecutive weeks in the newspapers of general circulation where the district is located and
in the official newspaper of each county in which the district is located. The date set for the
election must be not less than twenty-five, nor more than thirty-five, days after the first
publication of the notice.