A person is not eligible to hold an elective municipal office unless that person is a qualified elector of the municipality and has been a resident of the municipality for at least nine months preceding the election. A person is not eligible to hold an appointive office unless that person is a citizen of the United States. A person in default to the municipality is not eligible to any office.
Qualifications of elective and appointive officers
N.D.C.C. § 40-13-01 — under General Provisions Governing Officers in Municipalities.
N.D.C.C. § 40-13-01