The process for drafting and submitting a county-city home rule charter may be initiated by:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 54-40.4-02

  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    Separate motions by one or more boards of county commissioners and one or more city governing bodies within each of those counties; 2.    The execution of a joint powers agreement; or

3.    A petition filed with the governing body of each county and city and signed by ten percent or more of the total number of qualified electors of each county and city voting for governor at the most recent gubernatorial election. The petition must be signed by at least ten percent of the electors residing within each participating city and ten percent of the electors residing in the remainder of the county.