N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-20-16
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4.1-20-16. Nominating petitions - Petitions required - Final filing date
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4.1-20-16. Nominating petitions - Petitions required - Final filing date
1. Any individual running for the office of supervisor shall present to the county auditor of
the county in which the district lies a petition giving that individual's name and mailing
address and the title and term of the office, and containing the signatures of not less
than twenty-five nor more than three hundred qualified electors of the district. When a
district lies in more than one county, the petition must be filed with the county auditor of
the county where the candidate resides, and that county auditor shall certify to the
county auditors of the other counties in which the district lies the name and mailing
address of the candidate filing such petition.
2. An individual may not participate directly or indirectly in the nomination for more than
one individual for each office to be filled. The final filing date for nominating petitions is
no later than four p.m. sixty-four days before the day of the election.
3. Upon receipt of the petition or the certification as provided in this section, the county
auditor shall place, without fee, the name of the candidate so nominated on the
no-party ballot at the ensuing general election.
1. Any individual running for the office of supervisor shall present to the county auditor of
the county in which the district lies a petition giving that individual's name and mailing
address and the title and term of the office, and containing the signatures of not less
than twenty-five nor more than three hundred qualified electors of the district. When a
district lies in more than one county, the petition must be filed with the county auditor of
the county where the candidate resides, and that county auditor shall certify to the
county auditors of the other counties in which the district lies the name and mailing
address of the candidate filing such petition.
2. An individual may not participate directly or indirectly in the nomination for more than
one individual for each office to be filled. The final filing date for nominating petitions is
no later than four p.m. sixty-four days before the day of the election.
3. Upon receipt of the petition or the certification as provided in this section, the county
auditor shall place, without fee, the name of the candidate so nominated on the
no-party ballot at the ensuing general election.
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