N.D. Cent. Code § 11-10.3-03
11-10.3-03. Office sharing among political subdivisions
11-10.3-03. Office sharing among political subdivisions
A proposal for combining appointive offices of two or more counties, appointive offices of a
county and another political subdivision, or appointive offices of two or more political
subdivisions which are not counties may be implemented through the execution of a joint
powers agreement, unless a specific procedure for combining particular appointive offices is
otherwise provided by law. The proposal is not subject to the referendum or election procedures
of this chapter. A proposal for combining both elective and appointive offices of two or more
counties, between a county and another political subdivision, or between two or more political
subdivisions which are not counties, is subject to the referendum procedures of this chapter only
in the county or other political subdivision of the elective office.