Vacancy in board of county commissioners - How filled
N.D. Cent. Code § 44-02-05
in effect44-02-05. Vacancy in board of county commissioners - How filled
When a vacancy occurs in the board of county commissioners, the remaining members of
the board immediately shall appoint some suitable person to fill the vacancy from the district in
which the vacancy occurred. If a majority of the officers fails to agree upon a person to fill the
vacancy, the county treasurer or, if the county does not have an elected treasurer, another
elective county officer must be called in and shall act as an additional member of the board to fill
the vacancy. The appointee holds office until the appointee's successor is elected at the next
general election that occurs at least ninety-five days after the vacancy and the successor has
qualified.
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