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N.D.C.C. § 16.1-16-01 Election recounts
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A recount of any primary, special, or general election for nomination or election to a presidential, congressional, state, judicial district, multicounty district, legislative, county, or city office, or for the approval or disapproval of any measure, question, or bond issue subm…
N.D.C.C. § 16.1-16-02 Who may contest election
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A defeated candidate or ten qualified electors may contest the nomination or election of any person or the approval or rejection of any question or proposition submitted to a vote of the electorate, pursuant to this title. In a county election to change the county seat or to chan…
N.D.C.C. § 16.1-16-03 Commencement of action - Parties - Status of contestee
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An action to contest an election must be commenced by service of a summons and verified complaint. The party instituting the action must be known as the contestant, and the party against whom the action is instituted must be known as the contestee. In a contest of an election, th…
N.D.C.C. § 16.1-16-04 Time for commencement of action
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1. Except as provided in subsection 2, an action to contest an election must be commenced and the complaint must be filed in the district court of the contestee's county of residence within five days after final certification of a recount by the appropriate canvassing board or wi…