Title 54 — State Government
128 chapters · 1,241 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 54-40.4-01 County-city home rule - City participation
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One or more counties and one or more cities within each county may frame and adopt a home rule charter to form a single unit of local government pursuant to this chapter. A county-city home rule charter may include a city that participates in proposing the charter if a majority o…
N.D.C.C. § 54-40.4-02 Method of proposing home rule charter
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The process for drafting and submitting a county-city home rule charter may be initiated by: 1. Separate motions by one or more boards of county commissioners and one or more city governing bodies within each of those counties; 2. The execution of a joint powers agreement; or 3. …
N.D.C.C. § 54-40.4-04 Submission of charter to electors
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At least sixty days, but not more than two years, after submission of the proposed charter to the affected governing bodies, the proposed charter must be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of each affected county and city at a primary or general election held concurren…
N.D.C.C. § 54-40.4-06 Amendment or repeal - Discontinuance of participation
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1. A county-city home rule charter may be amended or repealed by a proposal submitted by the governing body of the unified county-city government or by a petition filed with the governing body signed by ten percent or more of the total number of qualified electors within the juri…
N.D.C.C. § 54-40.4-07 Manner of calling and holding elections
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The elections provided for in this chapter are subject to the laws applicable to other elections. All qualified electors of any affected county and city are eligible to vote at the election. The charter commission, for proposals to adopt a home rule charter, or the governing body…
N.D.C.C. § 54-40.4-08 Vested property - Rights of action - Actions saved
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The adoption of any charter or amendment does not destroy any property, action, right of action, claim, or demand of any nature vested in the county-city. All rights of action, claims, or demands are preserved to the county-city, and to any persons asserting any claims against th…
N.D.C.C. § 54-40.4-09 Effect of amendment or repeal on salary or term of office
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On the first day of January following repeal of a county-city home rule charter any affected county and city reverts to the form of government in place immediately preceding adoption of the home rule charter. If positions to which officials were elected under the home rule charte…