11-12 Changing Number of County Commissioners - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 11-12CHANGING NUMBER OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS11-12-01.Petition to change number of county commissioners - Election onquestion. If at least twenty percent of the qualified electors of a county, as determined by the
number of votes cast for the office of governor at the preceding general election, shall petition the
board of county commissioners for:1.The increase of the number of county commissioners from three to five if the county,
at the time of the filing of the petition, has three commissioners; or2.The decrease of the number of county commissioners from five to three if the
county, at the time of the filing of the petition, has five commissioners,the board of county commissioners shall submit the question presented by the petition to the
qualified electors of the county at a special election to be held in connection with the next
statewide primary or general election, whichever is specified in the petition.11-12-02. Notice of election - How given. Notice of an election on the question ofincreasing or decreasing the number of county commissioners shall be given in the notice of
election prescribed by section 16.1-13-05.11-12-03. Ballot - Form. If the petition asks for an increase in the number of countycommissioners, the ballot shall be in substantially the following form:Shall ___________________ County (name the county) increase the number of its
county commissioners to five?Yes
NoIf the petition asks for a reduction in the number of county commissioners, the ballot shall be in
substantially the following form:Shall ____________________ County (name the county) decrease the number of its
county commissioners to three?Yes
No11-12-04. Increase in number of commissioners authorized - New districts formed.When the returns of an election to pass on the question of increasing the number of county
commissioners in a county show that a majority of the votes cast on the question favored such
increase, the board of county commissioners, within ten days after the votes have been
canvassed, shall divide the county into five commissioners' districts.Such districts shall benumbered from one to five.11-12-05. Commissioners for new districts appointed. The members of the board ofcounty commissioners, a district judge serving the county, and the county auditor shall meet
immediately after the county has been redistricted and shall appoint one commissioner for each
of the new districts.The commissioners hold office until their successors are elected andqualified.11-12-06. Commissioners for new districts - When elected - Terms of office. At thefirst general election following the division of the county into five commissioners' districts,
commissioners for the new districts shall be elected. The commissioner for the fourth district
shall be elected for a term of two years, and the commissioner for the fifth district shall be elected
for a term of four years. The tenure of office of the members of the existing board of county
commissioners shall not be affected.Page No. 111-12-07. Decrease in number of commissioners authorized - Redistricting county- When effective. When the returns of an election to pass on the question of decreasing the
number of county commissioners in a county show that a majority of the votes cast on the
question favored such decrease, the existing board of county commissioners shall continue in
office until the time when the terms of office of two members of the board expire simultaneously.
At that time, the board shall declare that such two offices are abolished and at its first regular
meeting thereafter shall redistrict the county into three commissioners' districts and shall
designate the district which each of the three remaining commissioners shall represent. The
terms of office of such remaining commissioners shall not be affected.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 11-12 changing number of county commissioners