Title 40 — Municipal Government
85 chapters · 759 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 40-12-03 Requirements of petitions for initiative and referendum
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Only qualified electors of the city may sign petitions provided for in this chapter. Each petition, in addition to the names of the petitioners, must contain the name of the street upon, and the number of the house in, which each petitioner resides. It must also be accompanied by…
N.D.C.C. § 40-12-04 Signatures to petition - Requirements - Oath - Withdrawal
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The signatures to a petition to initiate or refer an ordinance need not all be appended to one paper. One of the signers of each paper shall make an oath before an officer competent to administer oaths that the person believes the statements in the paper to be true and that each …
N.D.C.C. § 40-12-06 Duty of governing body after receiving petition for proposed ordinance
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After receiving the petition for the initiation of a proposed ordinance, the governing body of the municipality shall: 1. Pass the ordinance without alteration within twenty days after the attachment of the auditor's certificate to the accompanying petition; 2. Call a special ele…
N.D.C.C. § 40-12-09 Referred measure - Submission - Result of election
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When a referendum petition is filed, the governing body of the municipality shall reconsider the ordinance described therein, and if it is not entirely repealed, the governing body shall submit it to the vote of the qualified electors of the municipality at the next regular munic…
N.D.C.C. § 40-12-12 Form of ballots to be used in voting on initiated or referred ordinance
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The ballot to be used in voting upon an initiated ordinance shall be in substantially the following form: Shall an initiated ordinance relating to ______________ (stating the nature of the proposed ordinance) be adopted? Yes ☐ No ☐ The ballot to be used in voting upon a referred …