2013 North Dakota Century Code Title 54 State Government Chapter 54-03 Legislative Assembly
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CHAPTER 54-03
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
54-03-01. State legislative apportionment.
Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4.
54-03-01.1. Numbering legislative districts - Classes of senators to provide staggered
terms.
Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4.
54-03-01.2. Legislative subdistricting - Methods.
Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4.
54-03-01.3. Election on petition - Ballot form - Vote required.
Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4.
54-03-01.4. Amendment to the Constitution of the United States - Results.
Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4.
54-03-01.5. Legislative redistricting requirements.
A legislative redistricting plan based on any census taken after 1999 must meet the
following requirements:
1. The senate must consist of forty-seven members and the house must consist of
ninety-four members.
2. Except as provided in subsection 3, one senator and two representatives must be
apportioned to each senatorial district. Representatives may be elected at large or
from subdistricts.
3. Multimember senate districts providing for two senators and four representatives are
authorized only when a proposed single-member senatorial district includes a federal
facility or federal installation, containing over two-thirds of the population of the
proposed single-member senatorial district.
4. Legislative districts and subdistricts must be compact and of contiguous territory.
5. Legislative districts must be as nearly equal in population as is practicable. Population
deviation from district to district must be kept at a minimum. The total population
variance of all districts, and subdistricts if created, from the average district population
may not exceed recognized constitutional limitations.
54-03-01.6. State legislative apportionment.
Repealed by S.L. 1981, ch. 804, § 9.
54-03-01.7. State legislative apportionment.
Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 886, § 3.
54-03-01.8. Staggering of the terms of senators.
Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 582, § 3.
54-03-01.9. Legislative redistricting.
Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 691, § 5.
54-03-01.10. Staggering of terms of representatives.
Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 582, § 3.
54-03-01.11. Legislative redistricting.
Repealed by S.L. 2013, ch. 63, § 16.
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54-03-01.12. Legislative districts.
Each legislative district is entitled to one senator and two representatives. The legislative
districts of the state are formed as follows:
1. District 1 consists of that part of the city of Williston and Stony Creek and Williston
Townships in Williams County bound by a line commencing at the point where the
centerline of thirty-second avenue intersects the centerline of United States highway 2,
then south on thirty-second avenue and an extended straight line to the shoreline of
Lake Sakakawea, then east on the shoreline of Lake Sakakawea until its intersection
with the centerline of the Little Muddy Creek, then north on the Little Muddy Creek until
its intersection with the extended centerline of forty-second street, then west on
forty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of frontage road west, then
south on frontage road west until its intersection with the southern property line of the
sloulin field international airport, then west and south on the southern property line of
the sloulin field international airport until its intersection with the centerline of
twenty-sixth street, then west on twenty-sixth street until its intersection with the
centerline of seventeenth avenue, then north on seventeenth avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of thirty-second street, then west on thirty-second street
until its intersection with the centerline of pheasant run parkway, then south on
pheasant run parkway until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-sixth street,
then west on twenty-sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred
thirty-eighth avenue northwest, then south on one hundred thirty-eighth avenue and an
extended line to the point of beginning.
2. District 2 consists of all of Burke County and Divide County; all of Williams County
except that portion contained in District 1; and Bicker, Powers Lake, Powers,
Lostwood, White Earth, Sorkness, Cottonwood, James Hill, Myrtle, Manitou, Ross, and
Idaho Townships in Mountrail County.
3. District 3 consists of New Prairie, Sundre, and Surrey Townships in Ward County; and
that part of the city of Minot and that part of Nedrose Township in Ward County bound
by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of eleventh avenue and the
centerline of north broadway, then south on broadway until its intersection with the
centerline of burdick expressway, then east on burdick expressway until its intersection
with the centerline of third street, then south on third street until its intersection with the
centerline of eleventh avenue southeast, then east on eleventh avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of seventh street, then south on an extended line from
seventh street until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth avenue southeast,
then east on sixteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth
street southeast, then south on thirteenth street until its intersection with the south
boundary of Nedrose Township, then east on the south boundary of Nedrose Township
until its intersection with the southeast corner of Nedrose Township, then north on the
east boundary of Nedrose Township until its intersection with the northeast corner of
Nedrose Township, then west on the north boundary of Nedrose Township until its
intersection with the centerline of twenty-seventh street, then south on twenty-seventh
street until its intersection with the extended centerline of nineteenth avenue, then
west on the extended centerline of nineteenth avenue and on nineteenth avenue until
its intersection with the centerline of third street, then south on third street until its
intersection with the centerline of eleventh avenue, then west on eleventh avenue to
the point of beginning.
4. District 4 consists of all of Mountrail County except that portion contained in District 2;
all of Ward County except those portions contained in Districts 3, 5, 38, and 40; those
portions of McKenzie County and Mercer County within the Fort Berthold reservation;
all of McLean County except that portion contained in District 8; and that part of Dunn
County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the Fort Berthold
reservation boundary and the north boundary of Dunn County, then south on the
reservation boundary until its intersection with the centerline of the Little Missouri
River, then south and east on the centerline of the Little Missouri River until its
intersection with the west boundary of Township 147-94, then south on the west
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boundary of Townships 147-94, 146-94, and 145-94, then east on the south boundary
of Township 145-94 to the west boundary of Township 144-94, then south on the west
boundary of Townships 144-94 and 143-94, then east on the south boundary of
Townships 143-94, 143-93, 143-92, and 143-91 to the east boundary of Dunn County,
then north, west, and south on the boundary of Dunn County to the point of beginning.
District 5 consists of that part of the city of Minot and Harrison Township in Ward
County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of the
burlington northern santa fe railway right of way and the centerline of north broadway,
then south on broadway until its intersection with the centerline of burdick expressway,
then east on burdick expressway until its intersection with the centerline of third street,
then south on third street until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh avenue
southeast, then east on eleventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
seventh street, then south on an extended line from seventh street until its intersection
with the centerline of sixteenth avenue southeast, then east on sixteenth avenue until
its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth street, then south on thirteenth street
until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 2, then west on
United States highway 2 until its intersection with the centerline of United States
highway 83, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the
centerline of thirty-seventh avenue southwest, then west on thirty-seventh avenue until
its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth street, then north on thirtieth street until its
intersection with the centerline of twentieth avenue, then west on twentieth avenue
until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-third street, then north on thirty-third
street until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 2, then east on
United States highway 2 until its intersection with the centerline of United States
highway 83 bypass, then north on the United States highway 83 bypass until its
intersection with the centerline of the canadian pacific railway right of way, then east
on the canadian pacific railway right of way until its intersection with the centerline of
sixteenth street, then north on sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline
of fourth avenue, then east on fourth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
tenth street, then south on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of first
avenue northwest, then east on first avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
eighth street northwest, then south on eighth street until its intersection with the
centerline of central avenue, then east on central avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of sixth street, then south on sixth street until its intersection with the
centerline of the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way, then north and east
on the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way to the point of beginning.
District 6 consists of all of Bottineau County, McHenry County, and Renville County.
District 7 consists of all of the city of Lincoln in Burleigh County and that part of the city
of Bismarck and Apple Creek, Gibbs, and Hay Creek Townships in Burleigh County
bound by a line commencing at the intersection of interstate highway 94 and the
centerline of the Missouri River, then north and west on the Missouri River until its
intersection with the north boundary of Hay Creek Township, then east on the north
boundary of Hay Creek Township until its intersection with the centerline of United
States highway 83, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with
the centerline of seventy-first avenue, then east on seventy-first avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of eightieth street, then south on eightieth street until its
intersection with the centerline of lincoln road, then west on lincoln road until its
intersection with the centerline of bluejay avenue, then south and west on bluejay
avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sandpiper avenue, then west on
sandpiper avenue until its intersection with the centerline of dove street, then south on
dove street until its intersection with the centerline of roadrunner avenue, then west on
roadrunner avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sixty-sixth street
southeast, then south on sixty-sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of
forty-eighth avenue southeast, then west on forty-eighth avenue until its intersection
with the centerline of fifty-second street southeast, then north on fifty-second street
until its intersection with the Lincoln city limit, then west, north, and east on the Lincoln
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city limit until its intersection with a straight line extended from the centerline of
fifty-second street, then north on the straight line extended from fifty-second street until
its intersection with the centerline of old highway 10, also identified as apple creek
road, then west on old highway 10 until its intersection with the centerline of
fifty-second street, then north on fifty-second street until its intersection with the
centerline of county highway 10, then west on county highway 10 until its intersection
with Bismarck expressway, then north on Bismarck expressway until its intersection
with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its
intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, then north on United
States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of forty-third avenue, then
west on forty-third avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street,
also identified as third street northwest, then north on washington street until its
intersection with the centerline of fifty-seventh avenue northwest, then west on
fifty-seventh avenue and an extended straight line until its intersection with the
centerline of state highway 1804, then south on state highway 1804 and river road
until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate
highway 94 to the point of beginning.
District 8 consists of Andrews, Otis, Butte, Dogden, Greatstone, Horseshoe Valley,
Aurena, Byersville, St. Mary, Snow, Malcolm, Medicine Hill, Victoria, Turtle Lake, Lake
Williams, Wise, Longfellow, and Mercer Townships in McLean County; that part of
Township 147-85 within McLean County; Township 148-84 in McLean County,
including the city of Garrison; south McLean unorganized township in McLean County,
including the city of Washburn; Underwood unorganized township in McLean County,
including the cities of Riverdale and Underwood; east McLean unorganized township
in McLean County; Wilson, Steiber, Schrunk, Florence Lake, Hazel Grove, Grass
Lake, Estherville, Canfield, Richmond, Phoenix, Painted Woods, Ecklund, Ghylin,
Rock Hill, Wing, Harriet-Lien, Glenview, Crofte, Cromwell, Trygg, Lyman, Burnt CreekRiverview, Naughton, Francis, Sibley Butte, Christiania, and Clear Lake Townships in
Burleigh County; and that part of Hay Creek, Gibbs, and Apple Creek Townships in
Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the north boundary
of Hay Creek Township, also identified as eighty-fourth avenue northeast, and United
States highway 83, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with
the centerline of seventy-first avenue, then east on seventy-first avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of eightieth street, then south on eightieth street until its
intersection with the centerline of lincoln road, then east on lincoln road until its
intersection with the east boundary of Apple Creek Township, also identified as
one hundred thirty-second street southeast, then north on the east boundary of Apple
Creek Township and the east boundary of Gibbs Township until its intersection with the
north boundary of Gibbs Township, also identified as eighty-fourth avenue northeast,
then west on the north boundary of Gibbs Township and the north boundary of Hay
Creek Township to the point of beginning.
District 9 consists of all of Rolette County.
District 10 consists of all of Cavalier County and Pembina County; and all of Walsh
County except that portion contained in District 19.
District 11 consists of that part of the city of Fargo in Cass County bound by a line
commencing at the intersection of an extended line from the centerline of thirteenth
avenue south and the centerline of the Red River, then west on thirteenth avenue until
its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then north on tenth street until its
intersection with the centerline of ninth avenue south, then west on ninth avenue until
its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then north on twenty-fifth street
until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also
identified as main avenue, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its
intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then south on interstate
highway 29 until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue south, then
east on seventeenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth
street, then south on twenty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of
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eighteenth street, then southeast on eighteenth street until its intersection with the
centerline of twenty-fifth avenue south, then northeast and east on twenty-fifth avenue
until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 81, also identified as
university drive, then north on United States highway 81 until its intersection with the
centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its
intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then north on the Red River to the
point of beginning.
District 12 consists of that part of the city of Jamestown and Bloom Township in
Stutsman County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of
United States highway 281 and the centerline of seventeeth street southwest, also
identified as louis l'amour lane, then north and east on United States highway 281 until
its intersection with the centerline of the James River, then west and north on the
James River until its intersection with the centerline of the Pipestem Creek, then north
and west on the Pipestem Creek until its intersection with the Jamestown city limit and
the centerline of seventeenth avenue southwest, then north and east following the city
limit until the city limit intersects the centerline of fourth avenue northwest, then north
on fourth avenue until its intersection with an extended straight line from the south
shoreline of the Jamestown reservoir, then north on the centerline of the Jamestown
reservoir until its intersection with an extended straight line of the centerline of thirtieth
street southeast, then east on thirtieth street until its intersection with the centerline of
state highway 20, then south on state highway 20 until its intersection with the
Jamestown city limit, then east, south, and west on the Jamestown city limit until its
intersection with the centerline of twenty-seventh avenue southeast, then south on
twenty-seventh avenue until its intersection with the Jamestown city limit, then south,
west, east, and southwest on the city limit and south on the centerline of eighty-fifth
avenue until the intersection of eighty-fifth avenue with the centerline of twenty-ninth
street, then west on twenty-ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of
twelfth avenue southeast, then north on twelfth avenue until its intersection with the
Jamestown city limit, then west on the city limit until its intersection with the extended
centerline of fourth avenue, then north on fourth avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of seventeenth street southwest, then west on seventeenth street to the
point of beginning.
District 13 consists of that part of Barnes and Mapleton Townships and the city of West
Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the extended
centerline of twelfth avenue northwest and the centerline of the Sheyenne River, then
west on twelfth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-eighth street,
then south on thirty-eighth street until its intersection with the centerline of interstate
highway 94, then east and southeast on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with
the east boundary of Mapleton Township, then south on the east boundary of Mapleton
Township until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-first avenue west, then east
on twenty-first avenue and an extended straight line until its intersection with the
centerline of sheyenne street, then north on sheyenne street until its intersection with
interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the
centerline of ninth street, then north on ninth street until its intersection with the
centerline of thirteenth avenue east, then east on thirteenth avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street, then north on seventeenth street
until its intersection with the centerline of fourth avenue east, then west on fourth
avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then north on ninth
street until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then
west on business interstate highway 94 to the centerline of the Sheyenne River, then
north on the Sheyenne River to the point of beginning.
District 14 consists of all of Kidder County, Pierce County, Sheridan County, and Wells
County; and Pleasant Lake, Knox, York, Leeds, Irvine, Iowa, Twin Lake, Beaver, Lake
Ibsen, Normania, Impark, Broe, Butte Valley, McClellan, Riggin, Esmond, Isabel,
Albert, Eldon, Rich Valley, Hesper, North Viking, Aurora, East Fork, Arne, South Viking,
and West Antelope Townships in Benson County.
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District 15 consists of all of Ramsey County and Towner County.
District 16 consists of that part of Barnes Township and the cities of Fargo and West
Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the centerline of business
interstate highway 94, also identified as main avenue, and the centerline of
forty-second street in Fargo, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its
intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south on ninth street until its
intersection with the centerline of fourth avenue east, then east on fourth avenue until
its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street, then south on seventeenth
street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue east, then west on
thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south on
ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west
on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of sheyenne street,
then south on sheyenne street until its intersection with the centerline of an extended
straight line from twenty-first avenue west, then west on that line and twenty-first
avenue until its intersection with the east boundary of Mapleton Township, then south
on the east boundary of Mapleton Township until its intersection with the centerline of
thirty-second avenue, then east on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of one hundred seventieth avenue southeast, also identified as sheyenne
street, then south on one hundred seventieth avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of fortieth avenue east, then east on fortieth avenue until its intersection with
the centerline of veterans boulevard, then north on veterans boulevard until its
intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue, then east on thirty-second
avenue until its intersection with the centerline of forty-fifth street, then north on
forty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue south, then
east on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of forty-second street,
then north on forty-second street to the point of beginning.
District 17 consists of all of Brenna Township in Grand Forks County; and that part of
Grand Forks Township and that part of the city of Grand Forks in Grand Forks County
bound by a line commencing at the intersection of an extended straight line of the
centerline of lanark avenue and the centerline of the Red River, then southwest on
lanark avenue until its intersection with the centerline of lincoln drive, then west on
lincoln drive and eighth avenue south until the intersection of the centerline of eighth
avenue south and the centerline of belmont road, then south on belmont road until its
intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue south, then west on tenth avenue until
its intersection with the centerline of cottonwood street, then south on cottonwood
street until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth avenue south, then west on
fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of cherry street, then south on
cherry street until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth avenue south, then
west on fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street,
then south on washington street until its intersection with the centerline of
thirty-second avenue south, then west on thirty-second avenue until its intersection
with the centerline of forty-second street, then north on forty-second street until its
intersection with the centerline of the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way,
then west on the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way until its intersection
with the centerline of fifty-fifth street, then north on fifty-fifth street until its intersection
with the centerline of gateway drive, then west on gateway drive and United States
highway 2 until its intersection with the northwest corner of Brenna Township, then
south on the west boundary of Brenna Township to the southwest corner of Brenna
Township, then east on the south boundary of Brenna Township and the south
boundary of Grand Forks Township to the centerline of the Red River, then north on
the Red River to the point of beginning.
District 18 consists of Blooming, Falconer, and Rye Townships in Grand Forks County;
and that part of the city of Grand Forks and Mekinock Township in Grand Forks County
bound by a line commencing at the intersection of an extended straight line of the
centerline of lanark avenue and the centerline of the Red River, then southwest on
lanark avenue until its intersection with the centerline of lincoln drive, then west on
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lincoln drive and eighth avenue south until the intersection of the centerline of eighth
avenue south and the centerline of belmont road, then south on belmont road until its
intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue south, then west on tenth avenue until
its intersection with the centerline of cottonwood street, then south on cottonwood
street until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth avenue south, then west on
fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of cherry street, then south on
cherry street until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth avenue south, then
west on fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington street,
then south on washington street until its intersection with the centerline of library circle,
then west and northwest on library circle until its intersection with the centerline of
twentieth avenue south, then west on twentieth avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of twentieth street, then north on twentieth street and an extended straight
line until its intersection with the centerline of the burlington northern santa fe railway
right of way, then east on the centerline of the burlington northern santa fe railway right
of way until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street, then north on
sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of sixth avenue north, then west
on sixth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twentieth street, then north
on twentieth street until its intersection with the centerline of gateway drive, then west
on gateway drive and United States highway 2 until its intersection with the south
entrance of the Grand Forks air force base, known as eielson street, then north on
eielson street until its intersection with the centerline of seventh avenue, then east on
seventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of j street, then south on
j street until its intersection with the centerline of juniper avenue, then east on juniper
avenue until its extended centerline intersects the west boundary of Blooming
Township, then north on the west boundary of Blooming Township to the northwest
corner of Blooming Township, then east on the north boundary of Blooming Township,
Rye Township, and Falconer Township to the centerline of the Red River, then south
on the Red River to the point of beginning.
District 19 consists of Glenwood, Farmington, Martin, St. Andrews, Fertile, Grafton,
Oakwood, Acton, Vernon, Rushford, Prairie Centre, Walsh Centre, Harriston, Pulaski,
Medford, Eden, Ops, Forest River, Ardoch, and Walshville Townships in Walsh County;
and Elkmount, Inkster, Strabane, Johnstown, Levant, Turtle River, Plymouth, Agnes,
Wheatfield, Gilby, Lakeville, Manvel, Niagara, Elm Grove, Hegton, Moraine, Larimore,
Arvilla, Logan Center, Grace, Avon, Loretta, Lind, and Northwood Townships in Grand
Forks County.
District 20 consists of all of Traill County; all of Grand Forks County except those
portions contained in Districts 17, 18, 19, 42, and 43; and Dows, Hunter, Bell, Kinyon,
and Noble Townships in Cass County.
District 21 consists of that part of the city of Fargo in Cass County bound by a line
commencing at the intersection of an extended line from the centerline of thirteenth
avenue south and the centerline of the Red River, then west on thirteenth avenue until
its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then north on tenth street until its
intersection with the centerline of ninth avenue south, then west on ninth avenue south
until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then north on twenty-fifth
street until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also
identified as main avenue, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its
intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then north on interstate
highway 29 until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth avenue north, then east
on twelfth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 81,
also identified as university drive, then south on United States highway 81 until its
intersection with the centerline of seventh avenue north, then east on seventh avenue
until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then south on tenth street until
its intersection with the centerline of sixth avenue north, then east on sixth avenue until
its intersection with the centerline of broadway drive, then south on broadway drive
until its intersection with the centerline of the burlington northern santa fe railway right
of way, then east on the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way until its
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intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then south on the Red River to the
point of beginning.
District 22 consists of all of Cass County except those portions contained in
Districts 11, 13, 16, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 41, 44, 45, and 46.
District 23 consists of all of Eddy County, Griggs County, Nelson County, and Steele
County; and all of Benson County except that portion contained in District 14.
District 24 consists of all of Barnes County; Hill, Clifton, Eldred, Walburg, Pontiac,
Highland, and Watson Townships in Cass County; all of Tower Township in Cass
County, except for that portion included within the city of Buffalo; and Northland,
Preston, Moore, Liberty, Greene, Coburn, Fort Ransom, Springer, Tuller, Hanson,
Elliott, and Isley Townships in Ransom County.
District 25 consists of Walcott, Eagle, Abercrombie, Ibsen, Dwight, Mooreton, Center,
Brandenburg, Summit, Waldo, Devillo, Fairmount, Greendale, and LaMars Townships
in Richland County; the city of Hankinson in Richland County; and Normanna and
Pleasant Townships in Cass County.
District 26 consists of all of Sargent County; all of Richland County except that portion
contained in District 25; all of Ransom County except those portions contained in
Districts 24 and 29; and Porter, Wright, James River Valley, Divide, Maple, Yorktown,
Clement, Bear Creek, Kentner, Kent, Hudson, Riverdale, Van Meter, Ada, Port Emma,
and Lovell Townships in Dickey County.
District 27 consists of all of the cities of Frontier and Briarwood in Cass County; and
that part of Stanley Township and the cities of Fargo and Horace in Cass County
bound by a line commencing at the intersection of an extended straight line of the
centerline of sixty-fourth avenue south and the centerline of the Red River, then west
on sixty-fourth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of Cass County drain
number fifty-three, then north on Cass County drain number fifty-three until its
intersection with the centerline of fifty-second avenue south, then west on fifty-second
avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then north on
interstate highway 29 until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate
highway 94, also identified as main avenue, then west on business interstate
highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of forty-second street, then south
on forty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue,
then west on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of forty-fifth
street, then south on forty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of
thirty-second avenue, then west on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of veterans boulevard, then south on veterans boulevard and fifty-seventh
street until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred twenty-fourth avenue
south, then east on one hundred twenty-fourth avenue and an extended straight line
until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then north on the Red River to
the point of beginning.
District 28 consists of all of Emmons County, Logan County, and McIntosh County; all
of Dickey County except that portion contained in District 26; all of Burleigh County
except those portions contained in Districts 7, 8, 30, 32, 35, and 47; and Swede, Ray,
Nora, Norden, Pomona View, and Golden Glen Townships in LaMoure County.
District 29 consists of all of Foster County; all of Stutsman County except that portion
contained in District 12; and all of LaMoure County except that portion contained in
District 28.
District 30 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck and Lincoln-Fort Rice
unorganized township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the
centerline of east rosser avenue and the centerline of ninth street, then east on rosser
avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh street, then south on
eleventh street until its intersection with the centerline of thayer avenue, then east on
thayer avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street, then north on
sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of rosser avenue, then east on
rosser avenue until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street, then south
on seventeenth street until its intersection with the centerline of thayer avenue, then
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east on thayer avenue until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then
south on nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of broadway avenue,
then east on broadway avenue until its intersection with the centerline of airport road,
then south on airport road until its intersection with the centerline of university drive,
then west on university drive until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth street,
then south on twelfth street until its intersection with the centerline of burleigh avenue,
then west on burleigh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington
street, then north on washington street until its intersection with the southeast corner
of the northeast quarter of section 8 of Township 138-80, then west on a straight line
following the quarter section line to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of
section 8 of Township 138-80, then north on a straight line following the quarter section
line until its intersection with the centerline of Bismarck expressway, then west on
Bismarck expressway until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River,
then south on the Missouri River until its intersection with an extended line from the
centerline of desert road, then north on a straight line extended from desert road and
on desert road until its intersection with the centerline of forty-first street southeast,
then northeast on forty-first street until its intersection with the centerline of state
highway 1804, also identified as eighty-ninth avenue southeast, then east on state
highway 1804 and eighty-ninth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
fifty-second street, then north on fifty-second street and an extended straight line until
its intersection with the Lincoln city limit north of lincoln road, then west, north, and
east on the Lincoln city limit until its intersection with a straight line extended from the
centerline of fifty-second street, then north on the straight line extended from
fifty-second street until its intersection with old highway 10, also identified as apple
creek road, then west on old highway 10 until its intersection with fifty-second street,
then north on fifty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of county
highway 10, then west on county highway 10 until its intersection with the centerline of
Bismarck expressway, then north on Bismarck expressway until its intersection with
the centerline of divide avenue, then west and southwest on divide avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of channel drive, then south on channel drive until its
intersection with the centerline of divide avenue, then west on divide avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of twenty-sixth street, then south on twenty-sixth street
until its intersection with the centerline of boulevard avenue, then west and south on
boulevard avenue until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then
south on an extended straight line from nineteenth street until its intersection with the
centerline of avenue e, then west on avenue e until its intersection with the centerline
of ninth street, then south on ninth street to the point of beginning.
District 31 consists of all of Grant County and Sioux County; all of Hettinger County
except that portion contained in District 36; and that part of the city of Mandan and
Morton County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the east boundary of
Township 139-84 and the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate
highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of an extended straight line from
twenty-fifth avenue in Mandan unorganized township, then north on twenty-fifth
avenue until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-seventh street, then east on
thirty-seventh street until its intersection with the centerline of highland road, then
south on highland road until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then south and
east on the city limit until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then
south on the Missouri River until its intersection with the centerline of business
interstate highway 94, then north and west on business interstate highway 94 until its
intersection with the centerline of main street, then east on main street until its
intersection with the centerline of the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way,
then north on the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way until its intersection
with the extended centerline of fourth street, then west on the extended centerline of
fourth street until its intersection with the centerline of Mandan avenue, then north and
west on Mandan avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate
highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline
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of collins avenue, then south on collins avenue until its intersection with the centerline
of fourteenth street northwest, then west on fourteenth street until its intersection with
the centerline of sunset drive, then south on sunset drive until its intersection with the
centerline of division street, then west on division street and an extended straight line
following the north boundary of section 28 of Township 139-81 until the west boundary
of section 28, then south on the west boundary of section 28 until the midpoint of the
west boundary of section 28, then east from the midpoint of the west boundary of
section 28 to the midpoint of section 28, then south along the midpoint of section 28
until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then west on
business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth
avenue southwest, then south on fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of sunny road, then west on sunny road to the west boundary of the youth
correctional center, then south on the west boundary of the youth correctional center to
the south boundary of the youth correctional center, then east on the south boundary
of the youth correctional center until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then
following the city limit south and east until the city limit intersects the centerline of tenth
avenue southeast, then south on tenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline
of buckskin road, then south on buckskin road until its intersection with the centerline
of percheron drive, then north on percheron drive until its intersection with the
centerline of fourteenth avenue, then north on fourteenth avenue until its intersection
with the Mandan city limit, then east, south, east, north, and west on the Mandan city
limit until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then east on
nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of Fort McKeen road, then
south on Fort McKeen road and state highway 1806 until its intersection with the
centerline of forty-seventh street, also identified as county highway 138A, then east on
county highway 138A and an extended line until its intersection with the centerline of
the Missouri River, then south on the Missouri River to the south boundary of Morton
County, then following the Morton County line west, south, and north until its
intersection with the southwest corner of section 33 of Township 137-84, then east
along the south boundaries of sections 33 and 34, then north along the east
boundaries of sections 34 and 27, then east along the south boundaries of sections 23
and 24, then north along the east boundaries of Townships 137-84, 138-84, and
139-84 to the point of beginning.
District 32 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck and Lincoln-Fort Rice
unorganized township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the
centerline of rosser avenue and the centerline of ninth street, then west on rosser
avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh street, then south on
eleventh street until its intersection with the centerline of thayer avenue, then east on
thayer avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street, then north on
sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of rosser avenue, then east on
rosser avenue until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street, then south
on seventeenth street until its intersection with the centerline of thayer avenue, then
east on thayer avenue until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then
south on nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of broadway avenue,
then east on broadway avenue until its intersection with the centerline of airport road,
then south on airport road until its intersection with the centerline of university drive,
then west on university drive until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth street,
then south on twelfth street until its intersection with the centerline of burleigh avenue,
then west on burleigh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of washington
street, then north on washington street until its intersection with the southeast corner
of the northeast quarter of section 8 of Township 138-80, then west on a straight line
following the quarter section line to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of
section 8 of Township 138-80, then north on a straight line following the quarter section
line until its intersection with the centerline of Bismarck expressway, then west on
Bismarck expressway until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River,
then north on the Missouri River until its intersection with the centerline of main
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avenue, then east on main avenue until its intersection with the centerline of rosser
avenue, then east on rosser avenue until its intersection with the centerline of bell
street, then north on bell street until its intersection with the centerline of avenue c,
then east on avenue c until its intersection with the centerline of griffin street, then
north on griffin street and an extended straight line until its intersection with the
centerline of the Bismarck park district bike trail, then east on the Bismarck park
district bike trail and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of
washington street, then south on washington street until its intersection with the
centerline of avenue c, then east on avenue c until its intersection with the centerline
of first street, then south on first street until its intersection with the centerline of
broadway avenue, then east on broadway avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of ninth street, then north on ninth street to the point of beginning.
District 33 consists of all of Oliver County; all of Mercer County except that portion
contained in District 4; and all of Morton County except that portion contained in
Districts 31, 34, and 36.
District 34 consists of that part of the city of Mandan and that part of Mandan
unorganized township bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline
of business interstate highway 94 and the centerline of fifteenth avenue southwest,
then south on fifteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of sunny road,
then west on sunny road to the west boundary of the youth correctional center, then
south on the west boundary of the youth correctional center to the south boundary of
the youth correctional center, then east on the south boundary of the youth
correctional center until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then following the
city limit south and east until the city limit intersects the centerline of tenth avenue
southeast, then south on tenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
buckskin road, then south on buckskin road until its intersection with the centerline of
percheron drive, then north on percheron drive until its intersection with the centerline
of fourteenth avenue, then north on fourteenth avenue until its intersection with the
Mandan city limit, then east, south, east, north, and west on the Mandan city limit until
its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then east on nineteenth street
until its intersection with the centerline of Fort McKeen road, then south on Fort
McKeen road and state highway 1806 until its intersection with the centerline of fortyseventh street, also identified as county highway 138A, then east on county
highway 138A and an extended line until its intersection with the centerline of the
Missouri River, then north on the Missouri River until its intersection with the centerline
of business interstate highway 94, then north and west on business interstate
highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of main street, then east on main
street until its intersection with the centerline of the burlington northern santa fe railway
right of way, then north on the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way until its
intersection with the centerline of fourth street, then west on the extended centerline of
fourth street until its intersection with the centerline of mandan avenue, then north and
west on mandan avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate
highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline
of collins avenue, then south on collins avenue until its intersection with the centerline
of fourteenth street northwest, then west on fourteenth street until its intersection with
the centerline of sunset drive, then south on sunset drive until its intersection with the
centerline of division street, then west on division street and an extended straight line
following the north boundary of section 28 of Township 139-81 until the west boundary
of section 28, then south on the west boundary of section 28 until the midpoint of the
west boundary of section 28, then east along the midpoint of the west boundary of
section 28 to the midpoint of section 28, then south along the midpoint of section 28
until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then west on
business interstate highway 94 to the point of beginning.
District 35 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck and that part of Hay Creek
Township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the
centerline of broadway avenue and the centerline of ninth street, then west on
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broadway avenue until its intersection with the centerline of first street, then north on
first street until its intersection with the centerline of avenue c, then west on avenue c
until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then north on washington
street until its intersection with the extended centerline of the Bismarck park district
bike trail, then west on the Bismarck park district bike trail until its intersection with the
extended centerline of griffin street, then south on griffin street until its intersection with
the centerline of avenue c, then west on avenue c until its intersection with the
centerline of bell street, then south on bell street until its intersection with the
centerline of rosser avenue, then west on rosser avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of main avenue, then west on main avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of the Missouri River, then north on the Missouri River until its intersection
with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its
intersection with the centerline of divide avenue, then south and east on divide avenue
until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then north on washington
street until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on
interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of Bismarck expressway,
then south on Bismarck expressway until its intersection with the centerline of divide
avenue, then west and southwest on divide avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of channel drive, then south on channel drive until its intersection with the
centerline of divide avenue, then west on divide avenue until its intersection with the
centerline of twenty-sixth street, then south on twenty-sixth street until its intersection
with the centerline of boulevard avenue, then west and south on boulevard avenue
until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street, then south on an extended
straight line from nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of avenue e,
then west on avenue e until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then
south on ninth street to the point of beginning.
District 36 consists of all of Stark County except that portion contained in District 37; all
of Dunn County except those portions contained in Districts 4 and 39; Kunze, Clark,
Rifle, Madison, Campbell, New England, Havelock, Black Butte, St. Croix, Acme,
Strehlow, Tepee Butte, Alden, Kennedy, and Wagendorf Townships and Indian Creek
Township, except for the city of Regent, in Hettinger County; and that part of Morton
County bound by a line commencing at the centerline of state highway 49 and the
north boundary of Morton County, then west on the Morton County line to the west
boundary of Morton County, then south on the west boundary of Morton County to the
south boundary of Morton County, then east on the south boundary of Morton County
and continuing east on an extended centerline of forty-eighth street until its
intersection with the centerline of county road 87, then north on county road 87 until its
intersection with the southwest corner of section 8 of Township 138-87, then east
along the south boundary of section 8 of Township 138-87 to the southeast corner of
section 8, then north along the east boundaries of sections 8 and 5 of Township
138-87 to the southwest corner of section 33 of Township 139-87, then east along the
south boundaries of sections 33 and 34 to the southwest corner of section 35 of
Township 139-87, then south along the west boundary of section 2 of Township 138-87
to the southwest corner of section 2, then east along the south boundary of section 2
to the midpoint of that section, then north through the center of section 2 to the
midpoint of the north boundary of section 2, then east along the north boundary of
section 2 to the northeast corner of section 2, then north along the west boundaries of
sections 36, 25, and 24 of Township 139-87 to the northwest corner of section 24, then
east along the north boundary of section 24 to the northeast corner of section 24, then
north along the east boundary of section 13 of Township 139-87 to the centerline of
interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 to its intersection with the
centerline of county highway 86, then north on county highway 86 to the north
boundary of Morton County, then west along the north boundary of Morton County to
the point of beginning.
District 37 consists of that part of the city of Dickinson and adjacent unorganized
territory in Stark County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the
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centerline of broadway and the centerline of state avenue, then north on state avenue
until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then west on
business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-third
avenue, then north on twenty-third avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
tenth street, also identified as empire road, then east on tenth street until its
intersection with the centerline of state avenue, then north on state avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of thirty-fourth street, then east on thirty-fourth street
until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue east, then south on tenth
avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on
interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth avenue,
then south on twenty-fifth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of villard
street, then west on villard street until its intersection with the centerline of tenth
avenue east, then south on tenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of the
burlington northern santa fe railway right of way, then west on the burlington northern
santa fe railway right of way until its intersection with the centerline of broadway, then
south and west on broadway to the point of beginning.
District 38 consists of all of St. Marys, Foxholm, Kirkelie, Des Lacs, Burlington, Rolling
Green, Burt, and Afton Townships in Ward County; and those parts of Eureka,
Harrison, and Waterford Townships and that part of the city of Minot not contained in
Districts 3, 5, and 40.
District 39 consists of all of Adams County, Billings County, Bowman County, Golden
Valley County, and Slope County; that part of Dunn County bound by a line
commencing at the intersection of the Fort Berthold reservation boundary and the
north boundary of Dunn County, then south on the reservation boundary until its
intersection with the centerline of the Little Missouri River, then south and east on the
centerline of the Little Missouri River until its intersection with the west boundary of
Township 147-94, then south on the west boundary of Townships 147-94, 146-94, and
145-94 until the intersection of the west boundary of Township 145-94 and the
centerline of state highway 200, then west on state highway 200 until its intersection
with the Dunn County boundary, then north and east to the point of beginning; and all
of McKenzie County except that portion contained in District 4.
District 40 consists of all of Margaret, Maryland, McKinley, and Tatman Townships in
Ward County; that part of Waterford Township and the Minot air force base bound by a
line commencing at the intersection of the east boundary of Waterford Township and
the centerline of bomber boulevard, then northwest on bomber boulevard until its
intersection with the centerline of peacekeeper place, then northeast on peacekeeper
place until its intersection with the east boundary of Waterford Township, and then
south on the east boundary of Waterford Township to the point of beginning; and those
parts of Eureka, Harrison, and Nedrose Townships, and that part of the city of Minot
bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of the canadian
pacific railway right of way and the centerline of sixth street, then north on sixth street
until its intersection with the centerline of central avenue, then west on central avenue
until its intersection with the centerline of eighth street, then north on eighth street until
its intersection with the centerline of first avenue, then west on first avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then north on tenth street until its
intersection with the centerline of fourth avenue, then west on fourth avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street, then north on sixteenth street until
its intersection with the centerline of twenty-first avenue, then west on twenty-first
avenue and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth
street in Harrison Township, then north on thirtieth street continuing through Eureka
Township to the north boundary of Eureka Township, also identified as one hundred
twenty-eighth avenue, then east and south on the boundary of Eureka Township until
its intersection with the northwest corner of Nedrose Township, then east on the north
boundary of Nedrose Township until its intersection with the centerline of twentyseventh street, then south on twenty-seventh street until its intersection with an
extended line from the centerline of nineteenth avenue, then west on nineteenth
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avenue until its intersection with the centerline of third street, then south on third street
until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh avenue northeast, then west on
eleventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of broadway, then south on
broadway until its intersection with the centerline of the burlington northern santa fe
railway right of way, then south and west on the burlington northern santa fe railway
right of way until its intersection with the centerline of the canadian pacific railway right
of way, then west on the canadian pacific railway right of way to the point of beginning.
District 41 consists of the city of Prairie Rose and that part of the city of Fargo in Cass
County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of interstate
highway 29 and the centerline of fifty-second avenue south, then east on fifty-second
avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then north on
twenty-fifth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue
south, then east on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
twenty-second street, then north on twenty-second street until its intersection with the
centerline of thirtieth avenue south, then east on thirtieth avenue until its intersection
with the centerline of eighteenth street, then north and northwest on eighteenth street
until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then north on twenty-fifth
street until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue south, then west
on seventeenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate
highway 29, then south on interstate highway 29 to the point of beginning.
District 42 consists of that part of the city of Grand Forks in Grand Forks County bound
by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of gateway drive and the
centerline of fifty-fifth street, then east on gateway drive until its intersection with the
centerline of twentieth street, then south on twentieth street until its intersection with
the centerline of sixth avenue north, then east on sixth avenue until its intersection with
the centerline of sixteenth street, then south on sixteenth street until its intersection
with the centerline of the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way, then west on
the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way until its intersection with the
centerline of fifty-fifth street, then north on fifty-fifth street to the point of beginning.
District 43 consists of that part of Grand Forks Township and that part of the city of
Grand Forks in Grand Forks County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of
the centerline of washington street and the centerline of thirty-second avenue south,
then west on thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of fortysecond street, then north on forty-second street until its intersection with the centerline
of the burlington northern santa fe railway right of way, then east on the burlington
northern santa fe railway right of way until its intersection with an extended line from
the centerline of twentieth street, then south on twentieth street until its intersection
with the centerline of twentieth avenue south, then east on twentieth avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of library circle, then south and east on library circle
until its intersection with the centerline of washington street, then south on washington
street to the point of beginning.
District 44 consists of that part of the city of Fargo in Cass County bound by a line
commencing at the intersection of the extended centerline of thirty-second avenue
north and the centerline of the Red River, then west on thirty-second avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of eighth street, then south on eighth street until its
intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue north, then west on
twenty-eighth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south
on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth avenue north, then
west on nineteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then
south on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue
north, then east on seventeenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth
street, then south on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth
avenue north, then west on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
United States highway 81, also identified as university drive, then south on United
States highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of seventh avenue north,
then east on seventh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street,
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then south on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of sixth avenue north,
then east on sixth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of broadway drive,
then south on broadway drive until its intersection with the centerline of the burlington
northern santa fe railway right of way, then east on the burlington northern santa fe
railway right of way until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then north
on the Red River to the point of beginning.
District 45 consists of Berlin, Gardner, Harwood, and Wiser Townships and that part of
the cities of Fargo and West Fargo and Reed Township in Cass County bound by a
line commencing at the intersection of the extended centerline of thirty-second avenue
north and the centerline of the Red River, then west on thirty-second avenue north
until its intersection with the centerline of eighth street, then south on eighth street until
its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue north, then west on
twenty-eighth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street, then south
on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth avenue north, then
west on nineteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street, then
south on tenth street until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue
north, then east on seventeenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of ninth
street, then south on ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth
avenue north, then west on thirteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
United States highway 81, also identified as university drive, then south on United
States highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth avenue north, then
west on twelfth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate
highway 29, then south on interstate highway 29 until its intersection with the
centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as main avenue, then west
on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of the
Sheyenne River, then north on the Sheyenne River until its intersection with the
centerline of twelfth avenue northwest, then west on twelfth avenue until its
intersection with the west boundary of Reed Township, also identified as fourteenth
street, then north on the west boundary of Reed Township to the north boundary of
Reed Township, also identified as seventy-sixth avenue and Cass County highway 22,
then east on the north boundary of Reed Township until its intersection with the
centerline of the Red River, then south on the Red River to the point of beginning.
District 46 consists of that part of the city of Fargo and Stanley Township in Cass
County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the extended centerline of
sixty-fourth avenue south and the centerline of the Red River, then west on sixty-fourth
avenue until its intersection with the centerline of Cass County drain number fiftythree, then north on Cass County drain number fifty-three until its intersection with the
centerline of fifty-second avenue south, then east on fifty-second avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street, then north on twenty-fifth street
until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue south, then east on
thirty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-second street,
then north on twenty-second street until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth
avenue south, then east on thirtieth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
eighteenth street, then north on eighteenth street until its intersection with the
centerline of twenty-fifth avenue south, then east on twenty-fifth avenue until its
intersection with the centerline of United States highway 81, also identified as
university drive, then north on United States highway 81 until its intersection with the
centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 to the centerline
of the Red River, then south on the Red River to the point of beginning.
District 47 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck and that part of Hay Creek
Township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the
centerline of state highway 1804, also identified as river road, and the centerline of
interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the
centerline of divide avenue, then south and east on divide avenue until its intersection
with the centerline of washington street, then north on washington street until its
intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate
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highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, then
north on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of forty-third
avenue, then west on forty-third avenue until its intersection with the centerline of
washington street, also identified as third street northwest, then north on washington
street until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-seventh avenue north, then west
on fifty-seventh avenue and an extended straight line until its intersection with the
centerline of state highway 1804, then south on state highway 1804 until the point of
beginning.
54-03-01.13. Staggering of terms of members of the legislative assembly.
1. A senator and two representatives must be elected from each even-numbered district
in 2012 for a term of four years.
2. A senator and two representatives must be elected from each odd-numbered district in
2014 for a term of four years. However, a senator and two representatives from district
seven must be elected in 2012 for a term of two years.
3. Except as provided in subsection 4, the term of office of a member of the legislative
assembly elected in an odd-numbered district in 2010 for a term of four years and who
as a result of legislative redistricting is placed in an even-numbered district terminates
December 1, 2012.
4. A member of the legislative assembly who was elected from an odd-numbered district
in 2010 for a term of four years and who as a result of legislative redistricting is placed
in an even-numbered district may continue to serve the remainder of the term for
which the member was elected beyond December 1, 2012, if the member changes the
member's place of residence to a location in the odd-numbered district which is within
the geographic area of the odd-numbered district from which the member was elected
by March 15, 2012, and certifies in writing to the secretary of state and the chairman of
the legislative management that the member has established a new residence in that
district as determined by section 54-01-26. If the member does not establish residency
within the district from which the member was elected by March 15, 2012, the term of
office of that member terminates on December 1, 2012.
5. The term of office of a member of the legislative assembly in an odd-numbered district
with new geographic area that was not in that member's district for the 2010 election
and which new geographic area has a 2010 population that is more than twenty-five
percent of the ideal district population terminates on December 1, 2012.
6. Notwithstanding section 16.1-13-10, a vacancy caused in an odd-numbered district as
a result of legislative redistricting must be filled at the 2012 general election by electing
a member to a two-year term of office.
54-03-02. When legislative assembly meets.
1. The legislative assembly shall meet at the seat of government in the month of
December following the election of the members thereof for organizational and
orientation purposes and shall thereafter recess until the time provided in
subsection 2.
2. The legislative assembly shall reconvene at twelve noon on the first Tuesday after the
third day in January of the year following the organizational session as provided in
subsection 1 or at twelve noon on a date selected by the legislative management but
not earlier than January second nor later than January eleventh of the year following
the organizational session and, following the close of business of the regular session,
shall adjourn subject to subsection 3.
3. Notwithstanding a motion to adjourn sine die, the legislative assembly shall reconvene
as determined by the legislative management. The number of natural days used may
not exceed the number of natural days available under the constitution which have not
been previously used by that legislative assembly in regular session under
subsection 2.
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54-03-02.1. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 54-03.1:
1. "Organizational session" means the meeting of the legislative assembly for
organizational and orientation purposes held during the month of December in the
even-numbered years.
2. "Regular session" means the legislative session commencing in January of the
odd-numbered years and includes any reconvened legislative session, as provided in
section 54-03-02.
54-03-03. Secretary of senate and chief clerk of house to receive certifications and to
make roll of members - Certificates filed.
At the opening of each organizational session, reconvened session, or special session of
the legislative assembly, the secretary of state shall certify to the secretary of the senate and the
chief clerk of the house of representatives the respective members to whom certificates of
election have been issued or whose appointments have been filed with the secretary of state
under applicable provisions of law since the preceding session of the legislative assembly. The
secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives shall file the certifications
and copies of the certificates of election or appointment, and the certifications and copies of the
certificates of election or appointment are prima facie evidence of the right to membership in the
respective branch of the legislative assembly of the person certified therein. The secretary of
state shall also certify to the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of
representatives the respective members who served in the preceding session of the legislative
assembly and whose terms have not expired. After the certifications are received, the secretary
of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall call and make a correct
roll of the names of those respective members who have been certified by the secretary of
state. The provisions of this section may not be construed to infringe on the right of each house
to be the judge of the qualifications of its members.
54-03-04. Organizational session - Calling to order - Officers - Term of office - Officers
and chairmen to remain in office during special session.
The secretary and officers of the senate and chief clerk and officers of the house serving at
the close of a regular session, unless otherwise removed, shall remain in office until the first day
of the organizational session. On the first day of the organizational session, at a time scheduled
by the legislative management pursuant to section 54-03.1-02, the president of the senate and
the speaker of the house from the previous session, if reelected, or in the speaker's absence a
member of the majority party of the house with seniority based upon terms of service in the
house, shall call the members of their respective houses so enrolled to order. In the absence of
the president of the senate, the president pro tempore shall call the members of the senate to
order. In the absence of both the president of the senate and the president pro tempore, then
some member or other person selected by the members present shall call the members of the
senate to order. If the speaker of the house from the previous session is not reelected and if no
party has a majority in the house, the member of the house with seniority based upon terms of
service in the house shall call the house to order. If two or more members of the house are tied
for seniority and seniority is a factor in determining who shall call the house to order, the
persons so tied for seniority shall draw lots to determine who shall call the house to order. The
members of the respective houses then may proceed to the election of the necessary officers.
The secretary and officers of the senate and chief clerk and officers of the house of
representatives, and the chairmen of all procedural and substantive standing legislative
committees shall continue to serve in those positions during any special legislative session
which may be called, except in case of the death, resignation, or removal of one of those
persons, whereupon the position must be filled, upon the convening of the special session, in
the manner provided by law or legislative rule. Members serving on procedural or substantive
standing committees of the senate or house during a regular session shall continue to serve on
those committees during any special legislative session which may be called following that
regular session.
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54-03-05. Who to administer oath of office to members and officers of the legislative
assembly.
The following persons may administer the oath of office to the members and officers of the
legislative assembly:
1. The speaker of the house of representatives.
2. The president of the senate.
3. The governor.
4. A judge of the supreme court.
5. A judge of the district court.
54-03-06. Chairman of committee may administer oath.
Any member of a committee or interim committee of the legislative assembly, while acting
as chairman of such committee, may administer oaths to such persons as shall be examined
before the committee of which the chairman is a member.
54-03-07. Qualifications of members - Each house to judge.
If the qualifications of any member of either house of the legislative assembly are
challenged, the right of that member to a seat must be determined by the house in which that
person claims a seat as a member, except an election contest must be determined in
accordance with chapter 16.1-16.
54-03-08. Selection of officers and employees of legislative assembly.
The senate at the beginning and close of each regular session, and at such other times as
may be necessary, shall elect one of its members president pro tempore. The house of
representatives shall elect one of its members as speaker. Such other officers and employees
as are deemed necessary must be elected or appointed by the respective houses.
54-03-09. Oath of officers.
The officers of each house of the legislative assembly must be required to take and
subscribe the oath prescribed in section 4 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota.
54-03-10. Compensation of speaker, majority and minority leaders, assistant majority
and minority leaders, committee chairmen, and employees.
The speaker of the house, the house majority leader, the senate majority leader, the house
minority leader, and the senate minority leader shall each receive as compensation, in addition
to any other compensation or expense reimbursement provided by law, the sum of fifteen
dollars per day for each calendar day during any regular, special, or organizational session.
Chairmen of the substantive standing committees, the house assistant majority leader, the
senate assistant majority leader, the house assistant minority leader, and the senate assistant
minority leader shall receive additional compensation of ten dollars for each calendar day during
any regular, special, or organizational session. The additional compensation provided by this
section must be paid in the manner provided in section 54-03-20. The legislative assembly, by
concurrent resolution, shall fix the compensation of the other officers and employees elected or
appointed.
54-03-11. Payment of legislative costs and expenses - President pro tempore of the
senate and speaker of the house jointly approve vouchers.
During any legislative session, the speaker of the house and the president pro tempore of
the senate, or persons designated by the speaker and the president pro tempore, on behalf of
the legislative assembly and without further legislative action, jointly shall approve vouchers for
payment of compensation, salaries, and other costs of operation and expenses of the legislative
assembly, its committees, and its employees within the limits of legislative appropriations.
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54-03-12. Duties of secretary of senate and chief clerk of house.
The secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives shall perform the
duties required of them by the rules of the senate and the house of representatives, as
appropriate.
54-03-13. Duties of secretary of senate and chief clerk of house after legislative
session.
Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 565, § 2.
54-03-14. Removal of officers or employees.
At any time during a session of the legislative assembly, either house by a majority vote
may remove from office any officer or employee. In case of the removal of an officer by either
house, that officer's place must be filled by an election viva voce. In all elections under the
provisions of this chapter for officers of either house of the legislative assembly, a majority of all
votes cast is necessary.
54-03-15. Discharge of officers and employees.
Whenever any officer or employee of the legislative assembly, through neglect or
incompetency, fails to discharge the duties of the person's office or position properly, the body of
the legislative assembly in which the person is employed shall declare the office or position
vacant and fill the vacancy so created.
54-03-16. Legislative expense - Appropriation.
There is appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury, as a standing and continuing
appropriation, such sum as may be necessary to pay:
1. The mileage and per diem of the members of the legislative assembly;
2. The per diem of officers and employees of the legislative assembly;
3. The expense of investigating committees when authorized by the legislative assembly;
and
4. Necessary postage, express, telegrams, telephone, and such other miscellaneous
expenses as may be authorized by the legislative assembly, except printing.
54-03-17. Punishment by each house for offenses.
Each house of the legislative assembly may punish, by imprisonment, as for a contempt,
any person who is guilty of one or more of the following offenses:
1. Knowingly arresting a member or officer of the house or procuring such member or
officer to be arrested in violation of the member's or officer's privilege from arrest.
2. Disorderly conduct in the immediate view of the house and directly tending to interrupt
its proceedings.
3. Refusing to attend and be examined as a witness either before the house, or a
committee thereof, or before any person authorized to take testimony in legislative
proceedings.
4. Giving or offering a bribe to a member or attempting by menace or other corrupt
means or device, directly or indirectly, to control or influence a member in giving the
member's vote or to prevent the member giving the same.
The term of imprisonment which such house may impose for any contempt specified in this
section may not continue beyond thirty days, nor extend beyond the same session of the
legislative assembly.
54-03-18. Penalty.
Any person who commits any offense punishable under section 54-03-17 is guilty of a
class A misdemeanor.
54-03-19. Seal to be affixed to bills.
Repealed by S.L. 1997, ch. 30, § 4.
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54-03-19.1. Legislative compensation commission - Appointment of members.
Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 387, § 1.
54-03-19.2. Meetings - Powers and duties - Expenses.
Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 387, § 1.
54-03-20. (Effective through June 30, 2014) Compensation and expense
reimbursement of members of the legislative assembly.
1. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive as compensation for
services the sum of one hundred sixty-two dollars for each calendar day during any
organizational, special, or regular legislative session and for each day that member
attends a meeting of a legislative committee between the organizational session and
the regular session as authorized by legislative rule.
2. a. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive reimbursement for
lodging, which may not exceed per calendar month the amount established under
this subdivision by the director of the office of management and budget for
lodging in state and which may not exceed the rate provided in section 44-08-04
for each calendar day during the period of any organizational, special, or regular
session. On August first of each even-numbered year, the director of the office of
management and budget shall set the maximum monthly reimbursement for the
subsequent two-year period at an amount equal to thirty times seventy percent of
the daily lodging reimbursement in effect on that date as provided under
subdivision d of subsection 2 of section 44-08-04.
b. Notwithstanding subdivision a:
(1) A member of the legislative assembly may elect to be reimbursed for less
than the amount to which the legislator is entitled under this subsection by
claiming the lesser amount on a voucher submitted with the receipt required
by section 44-08-04.
(2) The legislative management may establish guidelines that may result in a
reduced maximum reimbursement for a single dwelling in which two or more
legislators share lodging and the total rent for that dwelling exceeds the
amount to which a legislator is entitled under subdivision a.
3. a. Members of the legislative assembly who receive reimbursement for lodging are
also entitled to reimbursement for travel for not to exceed one round trip taken
during any calendar week, or portion of a week, the legislative assembly is in
session, between their residences and the place of meeting of the legislative
assembly, at the rate provided for state employees with the additional limitation
that reimbursement for travel by common carrier may be only at the cost of coach
fare and may not exceed one and one-half times the amount the member would
be entitled to receive as mileage reimbursement for travel by motor vehicle.
b. A member of the legislative assembly who does not receive reimbursement for
lodging and whose place of residence in the legislative district that the member
represents is not within the city of Bismarck is entitled to reimbursement at the
rate provided for state employees for necessary travel for not to exceed one
round trip taken per day between the residence and the place of meeting of the
legislative assembly when it is in session and may receive reimbursement for
lodging at the place of meeting of the legislative assembly as provided in section
44-08-04 for each calendar day for which round trip travel reimbursement is not
claimed, provided that the total reimbursement may not exceed the maximum
monthly reimbursement allowed under subdivision a of subsection 2.
4. The amount to which each legislator is entitled must be paid following the
organizational session in December and following each month during a regular or
special session.
5. If during a special session, the legislative assembly adjourns for more than three days,
a member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive compensation during those
days only while in attendance at a standing committee if the legislator is a member of
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that committee, a majority or minority leader, or a legislator who is not on that
committee but who has the approval of a majority or minority leader to attend.
6. A day, or portion of a day, spent in traveling to or returning from an organizational,
special, or regular session or a legislative committee meeting must be included as a
calendar day during a legislative session or as a day of a legislative committee
meeting for the purposes of this section.
7. a. In addition, each member is entitled to receive during the term for which the
member was elected, as compensation for the execution of public duties during
the biennium, the sum of four hundred fifty-three dollars a month, paid monthly.
b. If a member dies or resigns from office during the member's term, the member
may be paid only the allowances provided for in this section for the period for
which the member was actually a member.
c. The majority and minority leaders of the house and senate and the chairman of
the legislative management, if the chairman is not a majority or minority leader,
are each entitled to receive as compensation, in addition to any other
compensation or expense reimbursement provided by law, the sum of three
hundred twenty-five dollars per month during the biennium for their execution of
public duties.
8. Attendance at any organizational, special, or regular session of the legislative
assembly by any member is a conclusive presumption of entitlement as set out in this
section and compensation and expense allowances must be excluded from gross
income for income tax purposes to the extent permitted for federal income tax
purposes under section 127 of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 [Pub. L. 97-34;
95 Stat. 202; 26 U.S.C. 162(i)].
9. Before each regular legislative session, the legislative management shall make
recommendations and submit any necessary legislation to adjust legislative
compensation amounts.
(Effective after June 30, 2014) Compensation and expense reimbursement of
members of the legislative assembly.
1. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive as compensation for
services the sum of one hundred sixty-seven dollars for each calendar day during any
organizational, special, or regular legislative session and for each day that member
attends a meeting of a legislative committee between the organizational session and
the regular session as authorized by legislative rule.
2. a. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive reimbursement for
lodging, which may not exceed per calendar month the amount established under
this subdivision by the director of the office of management and budget for
lodging in state and which may not exceed the rate provided in section 44-08-04
for each calendar day during the period of any organizational, special, or regular
session. On August first of each even-numbered year, the director of the office of
management and budget shall set the maximum monthly reimbursement for the
subsequent two-year period at an amount equal to thirty times seventy percent of
the daily lodging reimbursement in effect on that date as provided under
subdivision d of subsection 2 of section 44-08-04.
b. Notwithstanding subdivision a:
(1) A member of the legislative assembly may elect to be reimbursed for less
than the amount to which the legislator is entitled under this subsection by
claiming the lesser amount on a voucher submitted with the receipt required
by section 44-08-04.
(2) The legislative management may establish guidelines that may result in a
reduced maximum reimbursement for a single dwelling in which two or more
legislators share lodging and the total rent for that dwelling exceeds the
amount to which a legislator is entitled under subdivision a.
3. a. Members of the legislative assembly who receive reimbursement for lodging are
also entitled to reimbursement for travel for not to exceed one round trip taken
during any calendar week, or portion of a week, the legislative assembly is in
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
session, between their residences and the place of meeting of the legislative
assembly, at the rate provided for state employees with the additional limitation
that reimbursement for travel by common carrier may be only at the cost of coach
fare and may not exceed one and one-half times the amount the member would
be entitled to receive as mileage reimbursement for travel by motor vehicle.
b. A member of the legislative assembly who does not receive reimbursement for
lodging and whose place of residence in the legislative district that the member
represents is not within the city of Bismarck is entitled to reimbursement at the
rate provided for state employees for necessary travel for not to exceed one
round trip taken per day between the residence and the place of meeting of the
legislative assembly when it is in session and may receive reimbursement for
lodging at the place of meeting of the legislative assembly as provided in section
44-08-04 for each calendar day for which round trip travel reimbursement is not
claimed, provided that the total reimbursement may not exceed the maximum
monthly reimbursement allowed under subdivision a of subsection 2.
The amount to which each legislator is entitled must be paid following the
organizational session in December and following each month during a regular or
special session.
If during a special session, the legislative assembly adjourns for more than three days,
a member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive compensation during those
days only while in attendance at a standing committee if the legislator is a member of
that committee, a majority or minority leader, or a legislator who is not on that
committee but who has the approval of a majority or minority leader to attend.
A day, or portion of a day, spent in traveling to or returning from an organizational,
special, or regular session or a legislative committee meeting must be included as a
calendar day during a legislative session or as a day of a legislative committee
meeting for the purposes of this section.
a. In addition, each member is entitled to receive during the term for which the
member was elected, as compensation for the execution of public duties during
the biennium, the sum of four hundred sixty-seven dollars a month, paid monthly.
b. If a member dies or resigns from office during the member's term, the member
may be paid only the allowances provided for in this section for the period for
which the member was actually a member.
c. The majority and minority leaders of the house and senate and the chairman of
the legislative management, if the chairman is not a majority or minority leader,
are each entitled to receive as compensation, in addition to any other
compensation or expense reimbursement provided by law, the sum of three
hundred thirty-five dollars per month during the biennium for their execution of
public duties.
Attendance at any organizational, special, or regular session of the legislative
assembly by any member is a conclusive presumption of entitlement as set out in this
section and compensation and expense allowances must be excluded from gross
income for income tax purposes to the extent permitted for federal income tax
purposes under section 127 of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 [Pub. L. 97-34;
95 Stat. 202; 26 U.S.C. 162(i)].
Before each regular legislative session, the legislative management shall make
recommendations and submit any necessary legislation to adjust legislative
compensation amounts.
54-03-20.1. Compensation for attending legislators.
Repealed by S.L. 1985, ch. 558, § 4.
54-03-20.2. Creation of legislative compensation commission - Appointment of
members.
Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 537, § 1.
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54-03-20.3. Meetings - Powers and duties - Expenses.
Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 537, § 1.
54-03-21. Conflict of interest - Prohibition - Misdemeanor.
Repealed by S.L. 1967, ch. 380, § 1.
54-03-22. When party or attorney is member of legislative assembly.
A member of the legislative assembly who is a witness or party to a civil action or has been
the attorney of record for a party in a civil action for more than fifteen days is entitled to a
continuance or an extension of time for any matter related to the civil action during the time the
member of the legislative assembly is actually engaged in the performance of the member's
duties at a session of the legislative assembly and attendance of the member of the legislative
assembly is necessary in the action. Upon application for the continuance or extension, the
proceeding must be continued and may not proceed within ten days after the adjournment of the
legislative assembly over the objection of the party, witness, or attorney of record. Notice of
motion, together with a copy of an affidavit stating that the party, witness, or the attorney of
record is a member of the legislative assembly, must be served upon every other party to the
action at least ten days before the date of the matter sought to be continued. It is sufficient
cause for the continuance of any proceeding before any board, commission, or agency of the
state or its political subdivisions that any witness, party to the proceeding, or a party's attorney
is a member of the legislative assembly and the legislative assembly is in session. The witness,
party, or the party's attorney shall give written notice of the fact of membership in the legislative
assembly along with a request for continuance of the proceeding to the board, commission, or
agency before which the member of the legislative assembly was to appear. Upon receipt of the
notices, the board shall continue the proceeding to a date not less than ten days after
adjournment of the legislative assembly and shall notify the other parties to the proceeding, and
their attorneys, of the continuance.
54-03-23. Century Code distributed to each legislator - Retention.
Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive a current set of the North
Dakota Century Code as provided in section 46-04-01. Upon the election of a member of the
legislative assembly, the secretary of state shall request of that member whether that member
wants to receive a set of the code under this section. The secretary of state shall deliver a set of
the code to each member who elects to receive a copy of the code. A legislator who elects to
receive a set of the code is entitled to current supplements and volumes as provided in section
46-04-03 to maintain the code during the legislator's service. The code received by a legislator
under this section is not subject to section 46-04-04. After a legislator's service in the legislative
assembly is terminated, the secretary of state shall inform the legislator that the legislator may
elect to retain the set of the code or to return the set at the expense of the secretary of state. If
the legislator elects to retain the set, the secretary of state shall inform the legislator how to
obtain a subscription to maintain the legislator's code.
54-03-24. Administrative Code distributed to each legislator - Retention.
Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive a current set of the North
Dakota Administrative Code as provided in section 28-32-20. The legislator is entitled to current
supplements and volumes as provided in section 28-32-20 to maintain the code during the
legislator's service. The code received by a legislator under this section is not subject to section
46-04-04. After a legislator's service in the legislative assembly is terminated, the secretary of
state shall inform the legislator how to obtain a subscription to maintain the legislator's code.
54-03-25. Bills and amendments affecting workforce safety and insurance fund Actuarial impact statement.
Workforce safety and insurance shall review any legislative measure affecting workforce
safety and insurance benefits or premium rates to determine whether the measure will have an
actuarial impact on the workforce safety and insurance fund. If the organization determines that
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the measure will have an actuarial impact on the fund, the organization shall submit, before the
measure is acted upon, an actuarial impact statement prepared, at the expense of the
organization, by the actuary employed by the organization. The organization shall review any
amendment affecting workforce safety and insurance benefits or premium rates and shall
submit, before the amendment is acted upon, either a statement prepared by the organization,
stating that the amendment is not expected to have any actuarial impact on the workforce safety
and insurance fund, or an actuarial impact statement prepared, at the expense of the
organization, by the actuary employed by the organization.
54-03-26. Personal computers and associated software used by legislators - Fee Continuing appropriation.
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the legislative assembly who
is assigned a computer may use that computer and its associated equipment and
software for any use that is not in violation of section 16.1-10-02 upon payment of a
computer usage fee established by the legislative management.
2. The legislative management may establish a policy under which a member of the
legislative assembly who has paid a computer usage fee under subsection 1 may
purchase the computer used by that member for the appraised or market value of the
computer upon the replacement of the computer by the legislative council.
3. Any funds received by the legislative council through the sale of a computer under
subsection 2 must be deposited in the legislative services fund in the state treasury.
54-03-27. Service in the legislative assembly - Leave of absence from employment.
The executive officer in charge of a state agency, department, or institution or the governing
body of any political subdivision or any other employer in this state may grant a leave of
absence from employment to a full-time employee of that governmental entity or of that
employer who is a member of the legislative assembly for service during any regular or special
session of the legislative assembly and for attendance at a meeting of the legislative
management or any of its committees. The leave of absence may be without pay, and the
employer may reduce or eliminate the payment of any additional benefits normally due the
employee while the employee is performing legislative service. If the leave of absence is
granted, the employer may not terminate the employment of an employee solely due to the fact
that the employee is absent from employment as the result of service in the legislative
assembly.
54-03-28. Health insurance mandated coverage of services - Cost-benefit analysis
requirement.
1. A legislative measure mandating health insurance coverage of services or payment for
specified providers of services may not be acted on by any committee of the legislative
assembly unless the measure is accompanied by a cost-benefit analysis provided by
the legislative council. Factors to consider in this analysis include:
a. The extent to which the proposed mandate would increase or decrease the cost
of the service.
b. The extent to which the proposed mandate would increase the appropriate use of
the service.
c. The extent to which the proposed mandate would increase or decrease the
administrative expenses of insurers and the premium and administrative
expenses of insureds.
d. The impact of the proposed mandate on the total cost of health care.
2. A legislative measure mandating health insurance coverage of services or payment for
specified providers of services may not be acted on by any committee of the legislative
assembly unless the measure as recommended by the committee provides:
a. The measure is effective through June thirtieth of the next odd-numbered year
following the year in which the legislative assembly enacted the measure, and
after that date the measure is ineffective.
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b.
3.
4.
5.
The application of the mandate is limited to the public employees health
insurance program and the public employee retiree health insurance program.
The application of such mandate begins with every contract for health insurance
which becomes effective after June thirtieth of the year in which the measure
becomes effective.
c. That for the next legislative assembly, the public employees retirement system
shall prepare and request introduction of a bill to repeal the expiration date and to
extend the mandated coverage or payment to apply to accident and health
insurance policies. The public employees retirement system shall append to the
bill a report regarding the effect of the mandated coverage or payment on the
system's health insurance programs. The report must include information on the
utilization and costs relating to the mandated coverage or payment and a
recommendation on whether the coverage or payment should continue. For
purposes of this section, the bill is not a legislative measure mandating health
insurance coverage of services or payment for specified providers of services,
unless the bill is amended following introduction so as to change the bill's
mandate.
A majority of the members of the committee, acting through the chairman, has sole
authority to determine whether a legislative measure mandates coverage of services
under this section.
Any amendment made during a legislative session to a measure which mandates
health insurance coverage of services may not be acted on by a committee of the
legislative assembly unless the amendment is accompanied by a cost-benefit analysis
provided by the legislative council.
The legislative council shall contract with a private entity, after receiving one or more
recommendations from the insurance commissioner, to provide the cost-benefit
analysis required by this section. The insurance commissioner shall pay the cost of the
contracted services to the entity providing the services.
54-03-29. Acceptance of gifts - Continuing appropriation.
The legislative assembly or either house of the legislative assembly may accept donations
of funds. Funds received as a donation may be expended by the legislative assembly by
concurrent resolution or the appropriate house upon motion. All funds under this section are
appropriated as a continuing appropriation for the purposes contained in the concurrent
resolution or motion approving the expenditure of the funds.
54-03-30. Audio recording of floor sessions.
The senate shall adopt rules regarding the recording of senate floor sessions and the house
of representatives shall adopt rules regarding the recording of house floor sessions. The
legislative council shall archive all audio recordings of floor sessions. Audio recordings of floor
sessions are public records that must be open and accessible for inspection during reasonable
office hours.
54-03-31. Federal health care reform law.
1. The legislative assembly declares that the federal laws known as the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148] and the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 [Pub. L. 111-152] likely are not authorized by the
United States Constitution and may violate its true meaning and intent as given by the
founders and ratifiers.
2. The legislative assembly shall consider enacting any measure necessary to prevent
the enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care
and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 within this state.
3. No provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 may interfere with an individual's choice of a
medical or insurance provider except as otherwise provided by the laws of this state.
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54-03-32. Review of presidential executive orders.
The legislative management may review any executive order issued by the president of the
United States which has not been affirmed by a vote of the Congress of the United States and
signed into law as prescribed by the Constitution of the United States and recommend to the
attorney general and the governor that the executive order be further reviewed to determine the
constitutionality of the order and whether the state should seek an exemption from the
application of the order or seek to have the order declared to be an unconstitutional exercise of
legislative authority by the president.
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