40-21 Municipal Elections
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 40-21MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS40-21-01. Qualified electors in municipal election - Restrictions. Every resident of amunicipality who is qualified to vote therein at general elections may vote at all municipal<br>elections held therein. When elections are held by wards or precincts, a person may not vote in<br>any place other than the ward or precinct of which the person is a resident.40-21-02. City elections - When held - Notice - Polls - Agreements with counties -Judges and inspectors. Biennial municipal elections must be held on the second Tuesday in<br>June in each even-numbered year.1.Thirty days before the filing deadline for candidate names to be printed on the ballot,<br>an official notice of this deadline along with a list of the offices to appear on the ballot<br>must be published in the official newspaper of the city as provided by section<br>40-01-09.2.Ten days' notice of the time and place of the election and of the offices to be filled at<br>the election must be given by the city auditor by publication in the official newspaper<br>of the city as provided by section 40-01-09.3.The governing body of a city shall enter into an agreement with the governing body<br>of the county or counties in which the city lies concerning the use of a single<br>canvassing board, the sharing of election personnel, the printing of election<br>materials, the publishing of legal notices, and the apportioning of election expenses.4.For city elections that are not held under an agreement with any county, the<br>governing body of the city shall appoint one inspector and two judges of election for<br>each precinct in the city at least ten days before the election is held and the polls<br>must be opened and closed as provided for the opening and closing of polls at<br>statewide elections. In voting precincts in which over three hundred votes are cast in<br>any previous election, two election clerks may be appointed by the governing body.<br>For a city election that is not held under an agreement with any county in a precinct<br>in which seventy-five or fewer votes were cast in the last city election, the governing<br>body of the city may appoint one inspector and one judge.5.When a city enters into an agreement with the county to hold the city election in<br>conjunction with the county election, the deadline for giving notice of the city election<br>along with the offices to be filled at the election may be adjusted in order to meet the<br>publishing requirements of the county. Each city governing body that enters into an<br>agreement with the county must notify the county auditor, in writing, at least fifty-five<br>days before the election of the offices to be filled at the election and any measures<br>to appear on the ballot.40-21-03. Elections in council cities - Polling places - Polls open - Notice - Judges,clerks, and inspectors - Agreements with counties. Repealed by S.L. 1995, ch. 390, </p>
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