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North Dakota Century Code Title 40. Municipal Government § 40-04-10. Procedure upon filing of petition to change from or revert to commission system of government--Election--Ballot

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

When a petition to change from or revert to the commission system of government, with the city auditor's certificate of sufficiency, is filed with the governing body of a city, or when a resolution to change or revert has been adopted, the governing body shall call a special election at which only the question of changing from or reverting to the commission system of government will be submitted. The date of such election shall not be less than sixty days nor more than ninety days after the date of the auditor's certificate that a sufficient petition has been filed. The ballot to be used at the election shall include the issue presented in the petition or resolution in substantially one of the following forms:

CHANGE FROM COMMISSION SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

Shall the city of __________ change from its organization under the commission system of government and become a city under the council form of government?

Yes

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No

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Shall the city of __________ change from its organization under the commission system of government and become a city under the modern council form of government with a five-man council?

Yes

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No

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Shall the city of __________ change from its organization under the commission system of government and become a city under the modern council form of government with a seven-man council?

Yes

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No

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Shall the city of __________ change from its organization under the commission system of government and become a city under the modern council form of government with an eleven-man council?

Yes

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No

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REVERSION TO COMMISSION SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

Shall the city of __________ revert from the council form of government to the commission system of government?

Yes

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No

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Shall the city of __________ revert from the modern council form of government with a five-man council to the commission system of government?

Yes

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No

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Shall the city of __________ revert from the modern council form of government with a seven-man council to the commission system of government?

Yes

☐

No

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Shall the city of __________ revert from the modern council form of government with an eleven-man council to the commission system of government?

Yes

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No

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