52 chapters · 662 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 11-09.1-01 Methods of proposing home rule charter
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The board of county commissioners may on its own motion cause a home rule charter to be drafted and submitted for adoption to the electors of the county in the manner provided in this chapter. A home rule proposal may be initiated in a petition filed with the board of county comm…
N.D.C.C. § 11-09.1-02 Charter commission - Membership - Preparation and submission of charter - Compensation and expenses - Publication
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Within sixty days after proceedings have been initiated for a home rule charter, the board of county commissioners shall appoint a charter commission, comprised of at least five members, to draft the charter, unless a petition proposing a charter pursuant to section 11-09.1-01 pr…
N.D.C.C. § 11-09.1-03 Submission of charter to electors
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At least sixty days, but no more than two years, after submission of the charter to the board of county commissioners, the proposed charter must be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the county at a primary or general election. If the proposed charter has been submi…
N.D.C.C. § 11-09.1-04 Ratification by majority vote - Supersession of existing charter and conflicting state laws - Exception - Filing of copies of new charter
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If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the charter at the election vote in favor of the home rule charter, it is ratified and becomes the organic law of the county on the first day of January or July next following the election, and extends to all its county matters, u…