Title 11 — Counties
52 chapters · 646 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 11-12-01 Petition to change number of county commissioners - Election on question
0.8K chars
If at least twenty percent of the qualified electors of a county, as determined by the number of votes cast for the office of governor at the preceding general election, shall petition the board of county commissioners for: 1. The increase of the number of county commissioners fr…
N.D.C.C. § 11-12-02 Notice of election - How given
0.2K chars
Notice of an election on the question of increasing or decreasing the number of county commissioners shall be given in the notice of election prescribed by section 16.1-13-05.
N.D.C.C. § 11-12-03 Ballot - Form
0.5K chars
If the petition asks for an increase in the number of county commissioners, the ballot shall be in substantially the following form: Shall ___________________ County (name the county) increase the number of its county commissioners to five? Yes ☐ No ☐ If the petition asks for a r…
N.D.C.C. § 11-12-04 Increase in number of commissioners authorized - New districts formed
0.4K chars
When the returns of an election to pass on the question of increasing the number of county commissioners in a county show that a majority of the votes cast on the question favored such increase, the board of county commissioners, within ten days after the votes have been canvasse…
N.D.C.C. § 11-12-05 Commissioners for new districts appointed
0.3K chars
The members of the board of county commissioners and the county auditor shall meet immediately after the county has been redistricted and shall appoint one commissioner for each of the new districts. The commissioners hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.
N.D.C.C. § 11-12-06 Commissioners for new districts - When elected - Terms of office
1.2K chars
At the first general election following the division of the county into five commissioners' districts, commissioners for the new districts shall be elected. The commissioner for the fourth district shall be elected for a term of two years, and the commissioner for the fifth distr…