An individual is not eligible to the office of council member if the individual is not a qualified elector of and resident within the ward for which the individual was elected, except that in cities where council members are elected at large and not required to be a resident of the ward for which the individual is elected pursuant to section 40-08-04.2, the individual must be a qualified elector of and a resident within the city.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 40-08-05

  • Individual: means a human being. 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