An individual may petition to have property in one school district annexed to another school district by an exchange of property with property in a contiguous school district. In order to be approved:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15.1-12-02

  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • qualified elector: means a citizen of the United States who is eighteen years of age or older; and is a resident of this state and of the area affected by the petition. See North Dakota Code 1-01-51
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37

1.    The petitioner must reside within the boundary of the property to be exchanged; 2.    The petitioner must obtain the written approval of one qualified elector from each residence within the boundary of the property referenced in subsection 1; 3.    The petitioner must obtain written authorization for the exchange of property from the owner of the property to be exchanged in the adjacent district, provided that the owner need not reside on the property to be exchanged; 4.    The difference in the taxable valuation of the property involved in the exchange may not exceed one thousand dollars; 5.    Each property involved in the exchange is contiguous with the school district to which it is being annexed; and

6.    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the annexation by an exchange of property under this section is subject to, and meets, all other statutory requirements regarding annexations.

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