N.D. Cent. Code § 61-10-37
61-10-37. Result of election - Order excluding lands
61-10-37. Result of election - Order excluding lands
If at an election for exclusion of lands from an irrigation district, a majority of the votes cast
are against exclusion, the board shall dismiss the petition and may not proceed in the matter. If
a majority of the votes are in favor of excluding the lands from the district, the board shall issue
its order setting forth the filing of the petition, the action of the board on the petition, and the
result of the election, and shall order the lands excluded from the district. A certified copy of the
order must be filed in the department of water resources and the county auditor of each county
in which the excluded lands lie and must be filed and recorded in the office of the recorder of
each such county.