Spousal signature requirements

For purposes of the spousal signature requirements of subsection 4 of North Dakota Century Code section 54-52.6-02 and North Dakota Century Code section 54-52.6-11, extenuating circumstances alleviating the requirement of a spouse's signature are only present if the board determines the spouse is unavailable for the entire election period or the member has a power of attorney over the spouse which would legally allow the member to sign for the spouse.