State, district, and county officers - Failure to qualify - Vacancy
N.D. Cent. Code § 44-01-04
in effect44-01-04. State, district, and county officers - Failure to qualify - Vacancy
If any person elected to any state, district, county, or other political subdivision office fails to
qualify and enter upon the duties of such office within the time fixed by law, such office must be
deemed vacant and must be filled by appointment as provided by law. If there is a contest for
such office or if the person elected to such office is prevented or obstructed in any manner from
entering upon the duties thereof, the time above prescribed does not govern and the person
must be allowed twenty days after the day such contest is determined or such obstruction
removed in which to qualify.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t44c01.pdf#nameddest=44-01-04Fetched: 10/16/2026
