An act to amend and reenact section 21-03-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to bonding elections., the official text

Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
HOUSE BILL NO. 1138 (Representatives Pyle, Schreiber-Beck, Warrey)
(Senators Axtman, Schaible)
AN ACT to amend and reenact section 21-03-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to bonding elections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 21-03-11 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and
reenacted as follows: 21-03-11. Elections - When and how called and held. 1. Upon or after the adoption of an initial resolution by the governing body, or at the first meeting of the governing body held after the filing of a petition and proposed initial resolution by the qualified electors as specified in subsection 2 of section 21-03-10, the governing body by resolution shall provide for submittingsubmit the initial resolution to the qualified electors of the municipality the question whether the initial resolution shall be approvedfor approval. 2. The date of the election must be notmay not be less than twentysixty-four days after the passage of the initial resolution by the governing body or in the filing date of a sufficient petition therefor by thefiled by the qualified electors of the municipality. 3. The governing body shall designate the date of the election, the polling hours, and polling place, which must be the same as for municipal elections therein, andheld within the municipality. The governing body shall appoint an inspector, two judges, and two clerks of election for each polling place. In case of the absence of any election official, or the official's inability to act at the opening of the polls, 4. If an election official is absent or unable to serve as an election official when a polling place is open, the remaining election officials for the polling place shall appoint a qualified elector to fill the vacancy. The election must be conducted and the election returns thereofmust be made and canvassed as in the case ofin the same manner of elections of members of the governing body of the municipality.

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____________________________ Speaker of the House

____________________________ President of the Senate

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

____________________________ Secretary of the Senate

This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1138.

House Vote: Senate Vote:

Yeas 90 Yeas 44

Nays 0 Nays 2

Absent 4 Absent 1

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.

____________________________ Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.

____________________________ Secretary of State