N.D. Cent. Code § 61-10-36
61-10-36. Election to determine exclusion of land - Notice of election - Form of ballot - Conduct of election
61-10-36. Election to determine exclusion of land - Notice of election - Form of ballot -
Conduct of election.
If electors who together own at least ten percent of the whole number of irrigable acres
[hectares] in the district object in writing to the exclusion of such land, the board shall by
resolution order an election to submit to the electors of the district the question whether or not
the lands mentioned in the petition, or any part thereof, shall be excluded. Notice of such
election, describing the lands proposed for exclusion from the district, shall be given in the
manner provided for a regular election of the district. The ballot at such election shall be
substantially in the following form:
Shall the tracts of land described in the notice of this election be excluded from the
irrigation district?
Yes (for exclusion of lands) ☐
No (against exclusion of lands) ☐
The election shall be conducted substantially as a general election of an irrigation district is
conducted.