2022 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 Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4. 54-03-01.1.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 Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4. 54-03-01.2.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 Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4. 54-03-01.3.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 Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4. 54-03-01.4.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 Repealed by S.L. 1975, ch. 463, § 4. 54-03-01.5.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 Repealed by S.L. 1981, ch. 804, § 9. 54-03-01.7.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 Repealed by S.L. 1991, ch. 886, § 3. 54-03-01.8.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 Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 582, § 3. 54-03-01.9.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 Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 691, § 5. 54-03-01.10.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 Repealed by S.L. 2011, ch. 582, § 3. 54-03-01.11.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 Repealed by S.L. 2013, ch. 63, § 16. Page No. 1 54-03-01.12. Legislative districts. Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. , § 3. 54-03-01.13. Staggering of terms of members of the legislative assembly. Repealed by S.L. 2021, ch. , § 3. 54-03-01.14. Legislative districts. Each legislative district is entitled to one senator and two representatives. Districts 4 and 9 are divided into subdistricts, and one representative must be elected from each subdistrict. A representative elected from a subdistrict must be, on the day of election, a qualified elector in the subdistrict from which the representative was chosen. 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 west intersects with the centerline of twenty-sixth street west, then east on twenty-sixth street west and an extended straight line until it becomes twenty-sixth street east, then east on twenty-sixth street east until it becomes thirteenth avenue east, then north on thirteenth avenue east and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-fourth street northwest, then east on fifty-fourth street northwest until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred thirty-fourth avenue northwest, also identified as United States highway 85 bypass, then south on one hundred thirty-fourth avenue northwest and an extended straight line until its intersection with the Williston city limit, then south, east, north, and south on the Williston city limit until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 1804, then west on state highway 1804 until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-seventh avenue southeast, then south on thirty-seventh avenue southeast until its intersection with the centerline of forty-ninth lane northwest, then west on forty-ninth lane northwest and an extended straight line until its intersection with the south boundary of Williams County, then west on the south boundary of Williams County until its intersection with an extended line from the centerline of thirty-second avenue west, also identified as one hundred thirty-eighth avenue northwest, then north on a straight line extended from thirty-second avenue west and on thirty-second avenue west to the point of beginning. 2. District 2 consists of all of Burke County and Divide County; all of Williams County except those portions contained in Districts 1 and 23; and Bicker, Cottonwood, Idaho, James Hill, Lostwood, Manitou, Myrtle, Powers, Powers Lake, Ross, Sorkness, and White Earth 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 Nedrose Township in Ward County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of twenty-seventh street northeast intersects with the north boundary of Nedrose Township, also identified as forty-sixth avenue northeast, then east on the north boundary of Nedrose Township until its intersection with the east boundary of Nedrose Township, then south on the east boundary of Nedrose Township until its intersection with the south boundary of Nedrose Township, then west on the south boundary of Nedrose Township until its intersection with the Minot city limit, then south and west on the Minot city limit until its intersection with the west boundary of Sundre Township, then north on the west boundary of Sundre Township until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth street southeast, then north on thirteenth street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of soo street southeast, then north and west on soo street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of seventh street southeast, then north on seventh street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of valley street, then north and west on valley street until its intersection with the centerline of burdick expressway, then west on burdick expressway until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, also identified as south broadway, then north on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth avenue, then east on Page No. 2 4. 5. nineteenth avenue until its intersection with airport road, then east on airport road until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth avenue northeast, then east on nineteenth avenue northeast and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-seventh street northeast, then north on twenty-seventh street northeast to the point of beginning. District 4 consists of those portions of Dunn County, McKenzie County, McLean County, Mercer County, Mountrail County, and Ward County within the Fort Berthold reservation; all of Mountrail County except those portions contained in District 2; all of Ward County except those portions contained in Districts 3, 5, 6, 38, and 40; and that part of McLean County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the Fort Berthold reservation boundary and the north boundary of McLean County, then east on the north boundary of McLean County until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the south boundary of Snow Township, then west on the south boundary of Snow Township until its intersection with the southeast corner of North Central McLean Unorganized Township, then west and south on the south boundary of North Central McLean Unorganized Township until its intersection with the south boundary of McLean County, then west on the south boundary of McLean County until its intersection with the Fort Berthold reservation boundary, then north, west, and north on the Fort Berthold reservation boundary to the point of beginning. a. District 4A consists of those portions of Dunn County, McKenzie County, McLean County, Mercer County, Mountrail County, and Ward County within the Fort Berthold reservation. b. District 4B consists of all of Mountrail County except those portions contained in Districts 2 and 4A; all of Ward County except those portions contained in Districts 3, 4A, 5, 6, 38, and 40; and that part of McLean County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the Fort Berthold reservation boundary and the north boundary of McLean County, then east on the north boundary of McLean County until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the south boundary of Snow Township, then west on the south boundary of Snow Township until its intersection with the southeast corner of North Central McLean Unorganized Township, then west and south on the south boundary of North Central McLean Unorganized Township until its intersection with the south boundary of McLean County, then west on the south boundary of McLean County until its intersection with the Fort Berthold reservation boundary, then north, west, and north on the Fort Berthold reservation boundary 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 point where the centerline of sixteenth street northwest intersects with the centerline of fourth avenue northwest, then east on fourth avenue northwest until it becomes third avenue northwest, then east on third avenue northwest until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, also identified as north broadway, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with burdick expressway, then east on burdick expressway until its intersection with the centerline of valley street, then south and east on valley street until its intersection with the centerline of seventh street southeast, then south on seventh street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of soo street, then south and east on soo street until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth street southeast, then south on thirteenth street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of eleventh avenue southeast, then east on eleventh avenue southeast until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth street southeast, then south on thirteenth street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of Untied States highway 2, also identified as United States highway 52, until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, also identified as south broadway, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-seventh avenue southwest, then west on thirty-seventh avenue southwest until its intersection Page No. 3 6. 7. 8. with the centerline of thirtieth street southwest, then north on thirtieth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of twentieth avenue southwest, then north and west on twentieth avenue southwest until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-third street southwest, then north on thirty-third street southwest 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 the 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 company right of way, then east on the Canadian Pacific railway right of way until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street northwest, then north on sixteenth street northwest to the point of beginning. District 6 consists of all of Bottineau County, McHenry County, and Renville County; all of McLean County except those portions contained in Districts 4 and 33; and that part of Ward County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of United States highway 83 intersects with the north boundary of Freedom Township, also identified as one hundred twenty-first avenue southeast, then east on the north boundaries of Freedom, Sawyer, and Willis Townships to the east boundary of Ward County, then south on the east boundary of Ward County to the south boundary of Ward County, then west on the south boundary of Ward County until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, then north on United States highway 83 to the point of beginning. District 7 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck and Hay Creek Township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the point where the north boundary of Hay Creek Township intersects with the centerline of the Missouri River, then east and south on the boundary of Hay Creek Township 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, also identified as state street, then north on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of forty-third avenue northeast, then west on forty-third avenue northeast until its intersection with the centerline of north washington street, then north on north washington street until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-seventh avenue northwest, then west on fifty-seventh avenue northwest and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of river road, then north and west on river road until its intersection with the centerline of the north segment of burnt creek loop, then west and south on burnt creek loop until its intersection with the centerline of a straight line extended east from magnolia drive, then southwest on an extended straight line until its intersection with olive tree drive, then west on olive tree drive and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then north and west on the Missouri River to the point of beginning. District 8 consists of all of Emmons County; the city of Wilton in Burliegh and McLean Counties; Boyd, Burnt Creek-Riverview, Gibbs, Glenview, Logan, Long Lake, Menoken, Morton, Naughton, Taft, Telfer, Thelma, Painted Woods, and Wild Rose Townships in Burleigh County; that part of Ecklund Township bound by a line commencing at the point where the north boundary of Ecklund Township intersects with the west boundary of Ecklund Township, then east, south, east, north, and east on the north boundary of Ecklund Township until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-sixth street northeast, then south on twenty-sixth street northeast until its intersection with the south boundary of Ecklund Township, then east and north on the south boundary of Ecklund Township to the point of beginning; that part of the city of Bismarck in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of interstate highway 94 intersects with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as centennial road, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the west boundary of Gibbs Township and the Bismarck city limit, then south on the west boundary of Gibbs Township until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue northeast, then west on seventeenth avenue northeast until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-sixth street northeast, then Page No. 4 9. 10. north on fifty-sixth street northeast until its intersection with the extended centerline of miriam avenue, then west on the extended centerline of miriam avenue and on miriam avenue until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as centennial road, then north on business interstate highway 94 to the point of beginning; and that part of Apple Creek and Missouri Townships in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the point where the west boundary of Apple Creek Township intersects with the east boundary of the Bismarck city limit, then east and south on the west boundary of Apple Creek Township until its intersection with the east boundary of Missouri Township, then south and west on the east boundary of Missouri Township until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then north on the centerline of the Missouri River until its intersection with an extended line from the centerline of ninety-third street southeast, then north on a straight line extended from ninety-third street southeast and on ninety-third street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-sixth avenue southeast, then west on seventy-sixth avenue southeast, also identified as the south boundary of Apple Creek Township, until its intersection with the centerline of sixty-sixth street southeast, then north on sixty-sixth street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of forty-eighth avenue southeast, then west on forty-eighth avenue southeast until its intersection with the west boundary of Apple Creek Township, then north on the west boundary of Apple Creek Township to the point of beginning. District 9 consists of all of Rolette County; all of Towner County except that portion contained in District 15; and all of Cavalier County except that portion contained in District 19. a. District 9A consists of all of Rolette County except that portion contained in District 9B. b. District 9B consists of all of Towner County except that portion contained in District 15; all of Cavalier County except that portion contained in District 19; and that part of Rolette County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of United States highway 281, also identified as thirtieth avenue northeast, and the north boundary of Rolette County, then east on the north boundary of Rolette County to the east boundary of Rolette County, then south on the east boundary of Rolette County until its intersection with the centerline of ninety-sixth street northeast, then west on ninety-sixth street northeast until its intersection with the centerline of BIA road 1, also identified as forty-eighth avenue northeast, then north on BIA road 1 until its intersection with the centerline of BIA road 4, also identified as one hundred second street northeast, then west on BIA road 4 until its intersection with the centerline of BIA road 23, then south on BIA road 23 until its intersection with the centerline of BIA road 8, also identified as jackrabbit road, then west on BIA road 8 until its intersection with the centerline of BIA road 25, also identified as thirty-first avenue northeast, then south on BIA road 25 until its intersection with the centerline of ninety-seventh street northeast, then west on ninety-seventh street northeast until its intersection with the Dunseith city limit, then south, west, and north on the Dunseith city limit until its intersection with the centerline of ninety-seventh street northeast, then east on ninety-seventh street northeast until its intersection with United States highway 281, also identified as thirtieth avenue northeast, then north on United States highway 281 to the point of beginning. District 10 consists of that part of the city of Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of seventh avenue east intersects the centerline of seventeenth street east, also identified as fifty-second street southwest, then east on seventh street east until its intersection with the centerline of forty-fifth street south, then south on forty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue south, then east on thirteenth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then south on interstate highway 29 until its intersection with the centerline of fortieth avenue south, then west on fortieth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of forty-fifth street Page No. 5 11. 12. 13. south, then north on forty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-third avenue south, then west on thirty-third avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of veterans boulevard, also identified as ninth street east, then north on veterans boulevard until its intersection with the centerline of seter parkway south, then east on seter parkway south until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-fifth street south, then north on fifty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue south, then east on twenty-eighth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-first street south, then north on fifty-first street south until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the west boundary of the West Fargo city limit, then north on the West Fargo city limit, also identified as seventeenth street east, to the point of beginning. District 11 consists of that part of the city of Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of thirteenth avenue south intersects the centerline of interstate highway 29, then east on thirteenth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street south, then north on twenty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of ninth avenue south, then east on ninth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street south, then south on tenth street south until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue south, then east on thirteenth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, also identified as the east boundary of Cass County, then south on the centerline of the Red River 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 81, also identified as south university drive, then south on United States highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fourth avenue south, then west on twenty-fourth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth avenue south, then west on twenty-fifth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street south, then north on twenty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then north on interstate highway 29 to the point of beginning. District 12 consists of Ashland, Bloom, Corinne, Courtenay, Durham, Fried, Gray, Nogosek, Rose, Spiritwood, and Winfield Townships in Stutsman County; and that part of the city of Jamestown and Woodbury Township in Stutsman County bound by a line commencing at the point where the north boundary of Jamestown Township intersects with the centerline of Pipestem Creek, then west, north, west, south, west, south, east, north, east, south, west, south, east, south, east, south, west, north, west, southeast, northwest, and south on the boundary of Jamestown Township until its intersection with the centerline of eighty-fifth avenue southeast, also identified as county road 39, then south on eighty-fifth avenue southeast until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-seventh street southeast, then west on thirty-seventh street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue southwest, then north on tenth avenue southwest until its intersection with the south boundary of Jamestown Township, then west on an extended south boundary and the south boundary of Jamestown Township until its intersection with the west boundary of Jamestown Township, then north, west, north, east, north, west, north, east, north, and east on the boundary of Jamestown Township until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, then east on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 52, then north on United States highway 52 until its intersection with the centerline of Pipestem Creek, also identified as the James River, then northwest on the Pipestem Creek until its intersection with the west boundary of the Jamestown city limit, then north on the Jamestown city limit until its intersection with the centerline of Pipestem Creek, then north on Pipestem Creek to the point of beginning. District 13 consists of that part of the city of West Fargo and Barnes and Mapleton Townships in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the point where the Page No. 6 14. 15. 16. centerline of county road 10, also identified as twelfth avenue northwest, intersects the centerline of thirty-eighth street northwest, then east on county road 10 until its intersection with the centerline of the Sheyenne River, then south on the Sheyenne River until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as United States highway 10, then east on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street east, then south on seventeenth street east until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue east, then west on seventeenth avenue east until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street east, also identified as nineteenth avenue east, then south on ninth street east until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-eighth street northwest, then north on thirty-eighth street northwest to the point of beginning. District 14 consists of all of Kidder County, Pierce County, Sheridan County, and Wells County; all of Benson County except Lallie, Lohnes, Minco, Mission, Oberon, Rock, Twin Tree, Warwick, West Bay, and Wood Lake Townships and Fort Totten and Lallie North Unorganized Townships; all of Eddy County except that part within the Spirit Lake reservation and that part of Freeborn Township bound by a line commencing at the point where the east boundary of the Spirit Lake reservation intersects the north boundary of Eddy County, then east and south on the boundary of Eddy County until its intersection with the boundary of the Spirit Lake reservation, then north and west on the Spirit Lake reservation boundary to the point of beginning; and those portions of Burleigh County not contained in Districts 7, 8, 30, 32, 35, and 47. District 15 consists of all of Ramsey County; Atkins, Bethel, Cando, Coolin, Maza, Olson, Springfield, and Zion Townships in Towner County; Lallie, Lohnes, Minco, Mission, Oberon, Rock, Twin Tree, Warwick, West Bay, and Wood Lake Townships and Fort Totten and Lallie North Unorganized Townships in Benson County; those portions of Eddy County within the Spirit Lake reservation; and that part of Freeborn Township in Eddy County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the Spirit Lake reservation boundary and the north boundary of Eddy County, also identified as thirtieth street northeast, then east on the north boundary of Eddy County until its intersection with the east boundary of Eddy County, also identified as ninety-sixth avenue northeast, then south on the east boundary of Eddy County until its intersection with the Spirit Lake reservation boundary, then north on the Spirit Lake reservation boundary to the point of beginning. District 16 consists of that part of the cities of Fargo and West Fargo and Barnes Township in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of interstate highway 94 intersects an extended centerline of fourteenth street west, then southeast on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street east, then north on ninth street east until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue east, then east on seventeenth avenue east until its intersection with the east boundary of the West Fargo city limit, then south on the east boundary of the West Fargo city limit until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with an extended line from the centerline of fifty-first street south, then south on a straight line extending from fifty-first street south and on fifty-first street south until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue south, then west on twenty-eighth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-fifth street south, then south on fifty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of seter parkway south, then west on seter parkway south until its intersection with the centerline of veterans boulevard, also identified as ninth street east, then south on veterans boulevard until its intersection with the centerline of fortieth avenue south, then west on fortieth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street west, then north on ninth street west until its intersection with the south boundary of the fortieth avenue west park, then northwest along the south boundary of the fortieth avenue west park and on an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth street west, then north on fifteenth street west and an extended straight line until its Page No. 7 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. intersection with the centerline of fourteenth street west, then north on fourteenth street west and an extended straight line to the point of beginning. District 17 consists of that part of the city of Grand Forks and Grand Forks and Walle Townships in Grand Forks County bound by a line commencing at the intersection of the centerline of thirty-second avenue south and the centerline of interstate highway 29, then east on thirty-second avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of south columbia road, then south on south columbia road until its intersection with the centerline of fortieth avenue south, then east on fortieth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of United States business highway 81, then north on United States business highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth avenue south, then east on seventeenth avenue south and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then south on the Red River until its intersection with the south boundary of Walle Township, then west on the south boundary of Walle Township until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then north on interstate highway 29 to the point of beginning. District 18 consists of that part of the city of Grand Forks and Falconer, Ferry, and Turtle River Townships in Grand Forks County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of eighteenth street northeast intersects with the north boundary of Grand Forks County, also identified as thirty-sixth avenue northeast, then east on the north boundary of Grand Forks County until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then south on the Red River until its intersection with an extended straight line from the centerline of seventeenth avenue south, then west on a straight line extended from seventeenth avenue south and on seventeenth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of United States business highway 81, then south on United States business highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue south, then west on twenty-eighth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of south seventeenth street, then north on south seventeenth street until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fourth avenue south, then east on twenty-fourth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of south twentieth street, then north on south twentieth street until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then east on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of north sixteenth street, then north on north sixteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of sixth avenue north, then west on sixth avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of north twentieth street, then north on north twentieth street until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 2, also identified as gateway drive, then west on United States highway 2 until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then north and west on interstate highway 29 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fourth avenue northeast, then west on twenty-fourth avenue northeast until its intersection with the centerline of eighteenth street northeast, then north on eighteenth street northeast to the point of beginning. District 19 consists of all of Pembina County; all of Walsh County except that portion contained in District 20; and Alma, East Alma, Fremont, Hay, Hope, Loam, Montrose, North Olga, Osford, and South Olga Townships in Cavalier County. District 20 consists of all of Traill County; all of Grand Forks County except for those portions contained in Districts 17, 18, 42, and 43; and Ardoch, Forest River, Ops, Prairie Centre, Walsh Centre, and Walshville Townships in Walsh County. District 21 consists of that part of the cities of Fargo and West Fargo in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of United States highway 10, also identified as business interstate highway 94, intersects with the centerline of seventeenth street east, then east on United States highway 10 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 north until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then south on the BNSF railway company right of way until its Page No. 8 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. intersection with the centerline of seventh avenue north, then east on seventh avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth street north, then south on twelfth street north until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then east on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street north, also identified as United States highway 81, then south on tenth street north until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as United States highway 10, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then south on the Red River until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue south, then west on thirteenth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street south, then north on tenth street south 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 south, then south on twenty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of thirteenth avenue south, then west on thirteenth avenue south until its intersection with forty-fifth street south, then north on forty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of seventh avenue east, then west on seventh avenue east until its intersection with the centerline of seventeenth street east, then north on seventeenth street east to the point of beginning. District 22 consists of all of Cass County except those portions contained in Districts 10, 11, 13, 16, 21, 27, 41, 44, 45, and 46. District 23 consists of Buford, Hardscrabble, and Trenton Townships in Williams County; and that part of the city of Williston and Judson, Missouri Ridge, Mont, Pherrin, Round Prairie, and Williston Townships in Williams County bound by a line commencing at a point where the centerline of a straight line extending west from fiftieth street northwest intersects the west boundary of Round Prairie Township, then west on the extended line and fiftieth street northwest until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred fifty-first avenue northwest, then south on one hundred fifty-first avenue northwest 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 85, then north, west, and east on United States highway 85 until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred thirty-fourth avenue northwest, also identified as state business highway 85, then south on one hundred thirty-fourth avenue northwest until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-fourth street northwest, then west on fifty-fourth street northwest until its intersection with an extended straight line from the centerline of thirteenth avenue east, then south on a straight line extended from thirteenth avenue east and on thirteenth avenue until it becomes twenty-sixth street east, then west on twenty-sixth street east and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue west, then south on thirty-second avenue west until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred thirty-eighth avenue northwest, then south on one hundred thirty-eighth avenue northwest and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then west, south, east, and north on the Missouri River until its intersection with the west boundary of Round Prairie Township, then north on the west boundary of Round Prairie Township to the point of beginning. District 24 consists of all of Barnes County and Ransom County. District 25 consists of all of Richland County and Marboe and Tewaukon Townships in Sargent County. District 26 consists of all of McKenzie County except that portion contained in the Fort Berthold reservation; all of Halliday and Killdeer Townships in Dunn County; and that part of South Dunn Township in Dunn County bound by a line commencing at the point where the north boundary of South Dunn Township intersects the centerline of one hundred first avenue southwest, then east on the north boundary of South Dunn Township until its intersection with the east boundary of Dunn County, then south on the east boundary of Dunn County until its intersection with an extended line from the centerline of eighteenth street southwest, then west on a straight line extending from Page No. 9 27. 28. 29. 30. eighteenth street southwest and on eighteenth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred first avenue southwest, then north on one hundred first avenue southwest to the point of beginning. District 27 consists of that part of Pleasant and Stanley Townships in Cass County; and that part of the cities of Fargo and Horace in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of fifty-second avenue intersects the extended centerline of seventy-sixth street south, then east on fifty-second avenue until its intersection with the centerline of veterans boulevard south, then north on veterans boulevard south until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-third avenue south, then east on thirty-third avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of forty-fifth street south, then south on forty-fifth street south until its intersection with the north boundary of Stanley Township, then east on the north boundary of Stanley Township and the extended centerline of the north boundary of Stanley Township until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then south on interstate highway 29 until its intersection with the centerline of sixty-fourth avenue south, then east on sixty-fourth avenue south until its intersection with the east boundary of Stanley Township, then south on the east boundary of Stanley Township until its intersection with an extended straight line from the centerline of seventy-third avenue south, then east on the straight line extended from seventy-third avenue south and on seventy-third avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-fifth avenue south, also identified as sixteenth street south, then south and east on seventy-fifth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of eagle point drive south, then south on eagle point drive south until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-sixth avenue south, then east on seventy-sixth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of south university drive, then south on south university drive until its intersection with the north boundary of Stanley Township, then east and north on the north boundary of Stanley Township until its intersection with the centerline of chrisan boulevard, then northeast on chrisan boulevard until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-first avenue south, then west on seventy-first avenue south until its intersection with the west boundary of Stanley Township, then north, west, north, and east on the boundary of Stanley Township until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then south on the Red River until its intersection with the south boundary of Pleasant Township, then west and north on the south boundary of Pleasant Township until its intersection with the south boundary of the Horace city limit, then west on the south boundary of the Horace city limit until its intersection with the west boundary of the Horace city limit, then north on the west boundary of the Horace city limit to the point of beginning. District 28 consists of all of Dickey County, LaMoure County, Logan County, and McIntosh County; and all of Sargent County except that portion contained in District 25. District 29 consists of all of Foster County, Griggs County, Nelson County, and Steele County; and all of Stutsman County except that portion contained in District 12. District 30 consists of those parts of the city of Bismarck, and Apple Creek, Hay Creek, Lincoln-Fort Rice, and Missouri Townships in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at a point where the centerline of the Missouri River intersects with the centerline of west bismarck expressway, then east on west bismarck expressway until its intersection with the east property line of the riverwood golf course, then south on the east property line of the riverwood golf course until its intersection with a straight line extended west from tucson avenue, then east on the extended line until its intersection with the centerline of south washington street, then south on south washington street until its intersection with the centerline of east burleigh avenue, then east on east burleigh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of south twelfth street, then north on south twelfth street until its intersection with the centerline of basin avenue, then east on basin avenue until its intersection with the centerline of airport road, then north and east on airport road until its intersection with the centerline of east broadway avenue, then west on east broadway avenue until its intersection Page No. 10 31. 32. with the centerline of north nineteenth street, then north on north nineteenth street and a straight line extended north from north nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of east boulevard avenue, then east on east boulevard avenue until its intersection with the centerline of north twenty-sixth street, then north on north twenty-sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of east divide avenue, then east on east divide avenue until its intersection with the centerline of east bismarck expressway, then north on east bismarck expressway until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east and north on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with a straight line extending north from brigade street, then south on the extended line until its intersection with the centerline of miriam avenue, then east on miriam avenue until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-second street northeast, then south on fifty-second street northeast until its intersection with the boundary of Apple Creek Township, then west and south on the boundary of Apple Creek Township until its intersection with a straight line extending south from cavalry drive, then south on the extended line until its intersection with the centerline of lincoln road, then east on lincoln road until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-second street southeast, then south on fifty-second street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of forty-eighth avenue southeast, then east on forty-eighth avenue southeast until its intersection with the centerline of sixty-sixth street southeast, then south on sixty-sixth street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-sixth avenue southeast, then east on seventy-sixth avenue southeast until its intersection with the centerline of ninety-third street southeast, then south on ninety-third street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then north, west, and east on the Missouri River to the point of beginning. District 31 consists of all of Grant County and Sioux County; Acme, Beery, Brittian, Campbell, Cannon Ball, Castle Rock, Central Hettinger, Chilton, Farina, Highland, Mott, Odessa, Solon, Steiner, and Walker Townships in Hettinger County; and that part of Morton County not contained in Districts 33, 34, and 36. District 32 consists of those parts of the city of Bismarck and Lincoln-Fort Rice Township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as west main avenue, intersects the centerline of the Missouri River, then east on business interstate highway 94 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 west avenue c, then east on west avenue c until its intersection with the centerline of griffin street, then north on griffin street until its intersection with the centerline of tom o'leary trail, then east on tom o'leary trail until its intersection with the centerline of north washington street, then south on north washington street until its intersection with the centerline of west avenue c, then east on west avenue c until its intersection with the centerline of first street, then south on first street until its intersection with the centerline of east broadway avenue, then east on east broadway avenue until its intersection with the centerline of north ninth street, then north on north ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of east avenue e, then east on east avenue e until its intersection with the centerline of north nineteenth street, then south on north nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of east broadway avenue, then east on east broadway avenue until its intersection with the centerline of airport road, then south on airport road until its intersection with the centerline of basin avenue, then west on basin avenue until its intersection with the centerline of south twelfth street, then south on south twelfth street until its intersection with the centerline of east burleigh avenue, then west on east burleigh avenue until its intersection with the centerline of south washington street, then north on south washington street until its intersection with a straight line extended west from tucson avenue, then west on the straight line until its intersection with the east property line of the riverwood golf course, then north on the east property line of the riverwood golf course until its intersection with the centerline of west bismarck expressway, then west on west bismarck expressway until its Page No. 11 33. 34. intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then north and west on the Missouri River to the point of beginning. District 33 consists of all of Oliver County; all of Mercer County except that portion within in the Fort Berthold reservation; that part of the city of Mandan and East Morton Township in Morton County bound by a line commencing at the point where the north boundary of Morton County intersects the west boundary of East Morton Township, then east on the north boundary of Morton County until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then south and east on the Missouri River until its intersection with the centerline of a straight line extended east from old red trail, then west on the extended line until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then north, west, and south on the Mandan city limit until its intersection with a straight line extending north from the east property line of union cemetery, then south on the extended straight line until its intersection with the north property line of union cemetery, then west on the north property line of union cemetery and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of old red trail, then west on old red trail until its intersection with the centerline of eighth avenue northwest, then north on eighth avenue northwest until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-seventh street northwest, then west on twenty-seventh street northwest until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth avenue northwest, then south on twelfth avenue northwest and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of old red trail, then west on old red trail until its intersection with the centerline of highland road, then north and west on highland road until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then west and south on the Mandan city limit until its intersection with the centerline of old red trail, then west on old red trail until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth avenue, then south on twenty-fifth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the west boundary of East Morton Township, then north on the west boundary of East Morton Township to the point of beginning; and that part of Longfellow, South McLean, Underwood, and Victoria Townships in McLean County bound by a line commencing at a point where the centerline of the Missouri River intersects the north boundary of Underwood Township, then north and east on the boundary of Underwood Township until its intersection with the north boundary of Victoria Township, then east on the north boundary of Victoria Township until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the Washburn city limit, then north, east, and south on the Washburn city limit until its intersection with the centerline of ninth street southwest, then east on ninth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 41, then south on state highway 41 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-sixth street northeast, then west and south on twentysixth street northeast until its intersection with the south boundary of McLean County, then west on the south boundary of McLean County until its intersection with the Wilton city limit, then west, north, and south on the Wilton city limit until its intersection with the south boundary of McLean County, then west on the south boundary of McLean County until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then north and west on the Missouri River to the point of beginning. District 34 consists of that part of the city of Mandan and Mandan Unorganized Township in Morton County bound by a line commencing at a point where the Mandan city limit intersects a straight line extending west from the centerline of division street northwest, then east on the straight line and division street northwest until its intersection with the centerline of collins avenue, then north on collins avenue until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east and south on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of Mandan avenue, then south on Mandan avenue until its intersection with the centerline of business interstate highway 94, also identified as memorial highway, then south and east on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then south on the Missouri River until its intersection with a straight line extending east Page No. 12 35. 36. from forty-seventh street, then west on the extended line and forty-seventh street until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 1806, then north on state highway 1806 until its intersection with the centerline of fort lincoln road, then north on fort lincoln road until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 1806, then north and west on state highway 1806 until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street southeast, then west on nineteenth street southeast until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then south, east, west, and north on the Mandan city limit until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-seventh street southeast, then east on twenty-seventh street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of fourteenth avenue, then south and east on fourteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of percheron drive, then south and west on percheron drive until its intersection with the centerline of buckskin road, then north and west on buckskin road until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue, then north on tenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-seventh street, then west on twenty-seventh street and an extended straight line until it intersects with the Mandan city limit, then west and north on the Mandan city limit until it intersects with a straight line extending south from the centerline of ridge drive, then north on the extended line until it intersects with the centerline of lincoln court, then east on lincoln court until its intersection with the centerline of westview place, then north on westview place until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-third street southeast, then west on twenty-third street southeast until its intersection with a straight line extending south from the centerline of ridge drive, then north on the extended line and ridge drive until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth street southeast, then west on nineteenth street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 6, then north on state highway 6 until its intersection with the centerline of sunny road, then west on sunny road and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth avenue southwest, then north and east on the extended line and sixteenth avenue southwest until its intersection with the Mandan city limit, then north, east, and west on the Mandan city limit to the point of beginning. District 35 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at a point where the centerline of the Missouri River intersects the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of east bismarck expressway, then south on east bismarck expressway until its intersection with the centerline of east divide avenue, then west on east divide avenue until its intersection with the centerline of north twenty-sixth street, then south on north twenty-sixth street until its intersection with the centerline of east boulevard avenue, then west and south on east boulevard avenue until its intersection with the centerline of north nineteenth street, then south on north nineteenth street and a straight line extended south from north nineteenth street until its intersection with the centerline of east avenue e, then west on east avenue e until its intersection with the centerline of north ninth street, then south on north ninth street until its intersection with the centerline of east broadway avenue, then west on east broadway avenue until its intersection with the centerline of north first street, then north on north first street until its intersection with the centerline of west avenue c, then west on west avenue c until its intersection with the centerline of north washington street, then north on north washington street until its intersection with the centerline of tom o'leary trail, then west on tom o'leary trail until its intersection with the centerline of griffin street, then south on griffin street until its intersection with the centerline of west avenue c, then west on west 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 business interstate highway 94, also identified as west main avenue, then west on business interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then north and west on the Missouri River to the point of beginning. District 36 consists of all of West Morton Township in Morton County; that part of South Dunn Township in Dunn County not contained in Districts 26 and 39; that part of East Page No. 13 Morton Township in Morton County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of county road 84 intersects with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of Sweet Briar Creek, then south on Sweet Briar Creek until its intersection with the centerline of old highway 10, then west on old highway 10 until its intersection with an extended straight line from the centerline of thirty-eighth avenue, then south on a straight line extended from thirty-eighth avenue, on thirty-eighth avenue, and on a straight line extended from thirty-eighth avenue until its intersection with an extended line from the centerline of forty-first street, then west on a straight line extended from forty-first street and on forty-first street until its intersection with the centerline of county road 84, then north on county road 84 to the point of beginning; and those portions of the city of Dickinson and Dickinson North and East Stark Townships in Stark County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of one hundred seventh avenue southwest intersects with the centerline of thirtieth street southwest, then east on thirtieth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of ninety-third avenue southwest, then north on ninety-third avenue southwest until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-ninth street southwest, then east on twenty-ninth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of ninety-first avenue southwest, then north on ninety-first avenue southwest and on an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth street southwest, then east on twenty-eighth street southwest and on an extended straight line until its intersection with seventy-eighth avenue southwest, then south on seventy-eighth avenue southwest until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth street southwest, then east on thirtieth street southwest until its intersection with the east boundary of Stark County, then south on the east boundary of Stark County until its intersection with the south boundary of Stark County, then west on the south boundary of Stark County until its intersection with the west boundary of East Stark Township, then north on the west boundary of East Stark Township until its intersection with the centerline of fortieth street southwest, then west on fortieth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue southeast, then north on tenth avenue southeast until its intersection with the centerline of twentieth street southeast, then west on twentieth street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of sixth avenue southeast, then north on sixth avenue southeast until its intersection with the Dickinson city limit, then west and north on the Dickinson city limit until its intersection with the centerline of fifteenth street southeast, then east on fifteenth street southeast until its intersection with the centerline of southview avenue, then north on southview avenue until its intersection with the centerline of eighth street southwest, then west on eighth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of eighth avenue southwest, then north on eighth avenue southwest until its intersection with the centerline of fifth street southwest, then west on fifth street southwest until its intersection with the Dickinson city limit, then north and west on the Dickinson city limit until its intersection with the centerline of state street, then north on state street until its intersection with the centerline of villard street, also identified as business interstate highway 94, then east on villard street until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue east, then north on tenth avenue east until its intersection with the centerline of fourteenth street east, then west on fourteenth street east until its intersection with the centerline of fourth avenue east, then north on fourth avenue east and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-first street east, then west on twenty-first street east until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue west, then north on tenth avenue west until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-fourth street southwest, then east on thirty-fourth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 22, then north on state highway 22 until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-third street southwest, then east on thirty-third street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred ninth avenue southwest, then north on one hundred ninth avenue southwest until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second street southwest, then east on thirty-second street southwest until its Page No. 14 37. 38. 39. 40. intersection with the centerline of one hundred eighth avenue southwest, then south on one hundred eighth avenue southwest until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-third street southwest, then east on thirty-third street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred seventh avenue southwest, then north on one hundred seventh avenue southwest to the point of beginning. District 37 consists of that part of the city of Dickinson in Stark County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of thirty-fourth street southwest intersects the centerline of one hundred fourteenth avenue southwest, then east on thirty-fourth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue west, then south on tenth avenue west until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-first street west, then east on twenty-first street west, also identified as twenty-first street east, until its intersection with the extended centerline of fourth avenue east, then south on the extended centerline of fourth avenue east until its intersection with the centerline of fourteenth street east, then east on fourteenth street east until its intersection with the centerline of tenth avenue east, then south on tenth avenue east until its intersection with the centerline of villard street, also identified as business interstate highway 94, then west on villard street until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth avenue west, then north on thirtieth avenue west and a straight line extending north until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred fourteenth avenue southwest, then north on one hundred fourteenth avenue southwest to the point of beginning. District 38 consists of all of Afton, Burlington, Burt, Des Lacs, Foxholm, Kirkelie, Rolling Green, and St. Marys Townships in Ward County; and those parts of Afton, Eureka, Harrison, and Waterford Townships and those portions of the city of Minot in Ward County not contained in Districts 3, 5, and 40. District 39 consists of all of Adams County, Bowman County, Billings County, Golden Valley County, and Slope County; all of Stark County except those portions contained in Districts 36 and 37; all of Hettinger County except that part contained in District 31; and that part of Dunn County bound by a line commencing at the point where the north boundary of South Dunn Township intersects with the centerline of one hundred twentieth avenue, then west on the north boundary of South Dunn Township until its intersection with the centerline of eighteenth street southwest, then east on eighteenth street southwest and an extended straight line until its intersection with the east boundary of South Dunn Township, then south on the east boundary of South Dunn Township until its intersection with the centerline of the Knife River, then southwest on the Knife River until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-first street southwest, then west on twenty-first street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of eighty-second avenue southwest, then south on eighty-second avenue southwest until its intersection with an extended centerline of twenty-fourth street southwest, then west on an extended centerline and on twenty-fourth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 8, then south on state highway 8 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth street southwest, then west on twenty-eighth street southwest until its intersection with an extended straight line from the centerline of ninety-first avenue southwest, then south on a straight line extended from ninety-first avenue southwest and on ninety-first avenue southwest until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-ninth street southwest, then west on twenty-ninth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of ninety-third avenue southwest, then south on ninety-third avenue southwest until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth street southwest, then west on thirtieth street southwest until its intersection with the centerline of one hundred twentieth avenue southwest, then north on one hundred twentieth avenue southwest to the point of beginning. 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 point where the east boundary of Waterford Township intersects with the centerline of bomber boulevard, then northwest on bomber Page No. 15 41. 42. 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 point where the centerline of thirtieth street northwest intersects with the north boundary of Eureka Township, also identified as one hundred twenty-eighth avenue northwest, then east and south on the north 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 twenty-seventh street northeast, then south on twenty-seventh street northeast until its intersection with an extended line from the centerline of nineteenth avenue, then west on a straight line extended from nineteenth avenue and on nineteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of airport road, then west on airport road until its intersection with the centerline of nineteenth avenue, then west on nineteenth avenue until its intersection with the centerline of north broadway, also identified as United States highway 83, then south on north broadway until its intersection with the centerline of third avenue northwest until it becomes fourth avenue northwest, then west on fourth avenue northwest until its intersection with the centerline of sixteenth street northwest, then north on sixteenth street northwest until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-first avenue northwest, then west on twenty-first avenue northwest until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth street northwest, then north on thirtieth street northwest to the point of beginning. District 41 consists of the cities of Frontier and Prairie Rose in Cass County and that part of the city of Fargo and Stanley Township in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of interstate highway 94 intersects the centerline of interstate highway 29, then east on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street south, then south on twenty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth avenue south, then east on twenty-fifth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of eighteenth street south, then south on eighteenth street south until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth avenue south, then west on thirtieth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-second street south, then south on twenty-second street south until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue south, then west on thirty-second avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street south, then south on twenty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of fifty-second avenue south, also identified as county road 6, then west on fifty-second avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of prosperity way south, then south on prosperity way south and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of sixty-fourth avenue south, then west on sixty-fourth avenue south and an extended straight line until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then north on interstate highway 29 until its intersection with an extended line from the north boundary of Stanley Township, then west on the extended boundary of Stanley Township and on the north boundary of Stanley Township until its intersection with the centerline of forty-fifth street south, then north on forty-fifth street south until its intersection with the centerline of fortieth avenue south, then east on fortieth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then north on interstate highway 29 to the point of beginning. District 42 consists of that part of the city of Grand Forks and Blooming, Brenna, Grand Forks, Mekinock, and Rye Townships in Grand Forks County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of twenty-eighth street northeast intersects with the centerline of twenty-fourth avenue northeast, then east on twenty-fourth avenue northeast until it intersects with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then south on interstate highway 29 until it intersects with the centerline of twelfth avenue northeast, then west on twelfth avenue northeast until it intersects with Page No. 16 43. 44. 45. an extended straight line from the centerline of nineteenth street, then north on a straight line extended from nineteenth street and on nineteenth street until it intersects with the centerline of United States highway 2, also identified as eighteenth avenue, then west on United States highway 2 until it intersects with the centerline of twenty-eighth street northeast, then north on twenty-eighth street northeast 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 interstate highway 29 and the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then east on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of south twentieth street, then south on south twentieth street until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fourth avenue south, then east on twenty-fourth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of south seventeenth street, then south on south seventeenth street until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue south, then east on twenty-eighth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 81, then south on United States highway 81 until its intersection with the centerline of fortieth avenue south, then west on fortieth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of south columbia road, then north on south columbia road until its intersection with the centerline of thirty-second avenue south, then west on thirty-second avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 29, then north on interstate highway 29 to the point of beginning. District 44 consists of that part of the city of Fargo and Cass County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of north university drive intersects the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue north, then east on twenty-eighth avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of broadway north, then north on broadway north until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue north, then east on twenty-eighth avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of elm street north, then south on elm street north until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-second avenue north, then east on an extended straight line from twenty-second avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then south, west, and east on the Red River until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of tenth street north, then north on tenth street north until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then north and west on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth street north, then north on twelfth street north until its intersection with the centerline of seventh avenue north, then west on seventh avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of the BNSF railway company right of way, then north and west on the BNSF railway company right of way until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth avenue north, then east on twelfth avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of north university drive, then north on north university drive to the point of beginning. District 45 consists of all of Berlin, Gardner, Harwood, Kinyon, Noble, and Wiser Townships and the cities of Harwood, North River, and Reile's Acres in Cass County; and that portion of the cities of Fargo and West Fargo and Reed Township in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the point where the north boundary of Reed Township intersects the west boundary of Reed Township, then west on the north boundary of Reed Township until its intersection with the centerline of the Red River, then south and east on the Red River until its intersection with a straight line extending east from the centerline of twenty-second avenue north, then west on the straight line until its intersection with the centerline of elm street north, then north on elm street north until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue north, then west on twenty-eighth avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of broadway north, then south on broadway north until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-eighth avenue north, then west on twenty-eighth avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of north university drive, then south on north university Page No. 17 46. 47. drive until its intersection with the centerline of twelfth avenue north, then west on twelfth avenue north 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, east, and west on the Sheyenne River until its intersection with the centerline of state highway 10, then west on state highway 10 until its intersection with the west boundary of Reed Township, then north on the west boundary of Reed Township to the point of beginning. District 46 consists of the city of Briarwood and that part of the city of Fargo and Stanley Township in Cass County bound by a line commencing at the point where the centerline of thirty-second avenue south intersects the centerline of twenty-fifth street south, then east on thirty-second avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-second avenue south, then north on twenty-second avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of thirtieth avenue south, then east on thirtieth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of eighteenth street south, then north on eighteenth street south until it intersects with the centerline of twenty-fifth avenue south, then east on twenty-fifth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of south university drive, then north on south university drive 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 south on the Red River until its intersection with the south boundary of Stanley Township, then west, south, east, and south on the boundary of Stanley Township until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-first avenue south, then east on seventy-first avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of chrisan boulevard, then south on chrisan boulevard until its intersection with the east boundary of Stanley Township, then south on the east boundary of Stanley Township until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-sixth avenue south, then east on seventy-sixth avenue south until its intersection with the centerline of eagle point drive south, then north on eagle point drive south until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-fifth avenue south, then west and north on seventy-fifth avenue south, also identified as sixteenth street south, until its intersection with the centerline of seventy-third avenue south, then west on seventy-third avenue south and an extended straight line until its intersection with the east boundary of Stanley Township, then north on the east boundary of Stanley Township until its intersection with an extended line from the centerline of prosperity way south, then north on the straight line extended from prosperity way south until its intersection with the centerline of county road 6, also identified as fifty-second avenue south, then east on county road 6 until its intersection with the centerline of twenty-fifth street south, then north on twenty-fifth street south to the point of beginning. District 47 consists of that part of the city of Bismarck and Hay Creek Township in Burleigh County bound by a line commencing at a point where the centerline of the north segment of burnt creek loop intersects the centerline of river road, then south and east on river road until its intersection with a straight line extending west from the centerline of fifty-seventh avenue north, then east on the straight line and fifty-seventh avenue north until its intersection with the centerline of north washington street, then south on north washington street until its intersection with the centerline of forty-third avenue northeast, then west on forty-third avenue northeast until its intersection with the centerline of United States highway 83, also identified as state street, then south on United States highway 83 until its intersection with the centerline of interstate highway 94, then west on interstate highway 94 until its intersection with the centerline of the Missouri River, then north and west on the Missouri River until its intersection with a straight line extending west from the centerline of olive tree drive, then east on olive tree drive until its intersection with a straight line extending southwest from a point on the centerline of burnt creek loop that is east on an extended straight line from the centerline of magnolia drive, then north and east on burnt creek loop to the point of beginning. Page No. 18 54-03-01.15. Staggering of terms of members of the legislative assembly. 1. a. A senator must be elected from each odd-numbered district in 2022 for a term of four years. b. Two representatives must be elected from each odd-numbered district not comprised of subdistricts in 2022 for a term of four years. c. A representative must be elected from each odd-numbered subdistrict in 2022 for a term of four years. 2. A senator and two representatives from districts ten and twenty-six must be elected in 2022 for a term of two years. 3. a. A senator must be elected from each even-numbered district in 2024 for a term of four years. b. Two representatives must be elected from each even-numbered district not comprised of subdistricts in 2024 for a term of four years. c. A representative must be elected from each even-numbered subdistrict in 2022 for a term of two years and in 2024 for a term of four years. d. The term of office of a representative elected in 2020 from an even-numbered district who as a result of redistricting is placed in an even-numbered district with more than one other representative elected in 2020 from an even-numbered district terminates December 1, 2022, and two representatives must be elected from that district in 2022 for a term of two years. e. The term of office of a senator elected in 2020 from an even-numbered district who as a result of redistricting is placed in an even-numbered district with one or more other senators elected in 2020 from an even-numbered district terminates December 1, 2022, and one senator must be elected from that district in 2022 for a term of two years. 4. The term of office of a member of the legislative assembly elected in an even-numbered district in 2020 for a term of four years and who as a result of legislative redistricting is placed in an odd-numbered district terminates December 1, 2022. 5. The term of office of a member of the legislative assembly elected in a district comprised of subdistricts as a result of legislative redistricting terminates on December 1, 2022. 6. Except as provided in subsection 7, a member of the legislative assembly elected from an even-numbered district in 2020 for a term of four years and who as a result of legislative redistricting is placed in an odd-numbered district may continue to serve the remainder of the term for which the member was elected beyond December 1, 2022, if the member changes the member's place of residence by February 1, 2022, to a location within the even-numbered district from which the member was elected and certifies in writing to the secretary of state and the chairman of the legislative management 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 February 1, 2022, the term of office of the member terminates on December 1, 2022. 7. The term of office of a member of the legislative assembly in an even-numbered district with new geographic area which area was not in that member's district for the 2020 election and which new geographic area has a 2020 population more than four thousand one hundred forty-four terminates on December 1, 2022. 8. For purposes of section 5 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, a member of the legislative assembly elected from a district with boundaries that changed as a result of legislative redistricting is deemed to live in the district from which the member was elected until December 1, 2022. 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 Page No. 19 2. 3. orientation purposes and shall thereafter recess until the time provided in subsection 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. 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. 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. 54-03-02.2. Virtual session of the legislative management and legislative assembly during emergency or disaster. 1. If the legislative management meets to vote on whether the legislative management should request the governor call a special session of the legislative assembly, the legislative management may use any technology or electronic means available to conduct meetings and transact legislative business. 2. If the governor calls a special session of the legislative assembly to address a state of emergency or disaster or if the legislative assembly reconvenes to address a state of emergency or disaster, the legislative assembly may use any technology or electronic means available to conduct meetings and transact legislative business. 3. For purposes of section 7 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, a meeting of the legislative assembly which occurs under this section is deemed to have occurred at the seat of the government, and all actions taken during the meeting have the same legal effect as if the members of the legislative assembly were physically present at the seat of government. 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 Page No. 20 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 re-elected, 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 re-elected 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. 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 Page No. 21 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. 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; Page No. 22 2. 3. 4. The per diem of officers and employees of the legislative assembly; The expense of investigating committees when authorized by the legislative assembly; and 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. 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. 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 eighty-nine dollars through June 30, 2022, and one hundred ninety-three dollars thereafter 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: Page No. 23 (1) 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 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. 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. The amount to which each legislator is entitled must be paid following the organizational session in December and each month upon submission of a voucher and appropriate documentation during a regular or special session, consistent with section 26 of article XI of the constitution of North Dakota. 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 five hundred twenty-six dollars through June 30, 2022, and five hundred thirty-seven dollars thereafter per 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 seventy-seven dollars through June 30, 2022, and three hundred eighty-five dollars thereafter 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 Page No. 24 9. 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. 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. Page No. 25 54-03-24. Administrative code. Each member of the legislative assembly is entitled to receive electronic notification of quarterly updates to the North Dakota administrative code as provided in section 28-32-20. 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 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. If the legislative management determines a legislative measure mandates health insurance coverage of services or payment for specified providers of services, the measure may not be referred to a committee of the legislative assembly unless a cost-benefit analysis provided by the legislative management is appended to that measure. a. If a committee of the legislative assembly determines a measure mandating health insurance coverage of services or payment of specified providers was referred to committee without a cost-benefit analysis, the committee shall request the legislative management provide a cost-benefit analysis. The committee may Page No. 26 2. 3. 4. 5. not act on the measure unless the measure is accompanied by the cost-benefit analysis. b. If a committee of the legislative assembly determines a proposed amendment to a measure mandates health insurance coverage of services or payment of specified providers, the committee may not act on the proposed amendment unless the amendment is accompanied by a cost-benefit analysis or amended cost-benefit analysis provided by the legislative management. Factors considered in the cost-benefit analysis must 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. A committee of the legislative assembly may not act on a legislative measure that the legislative management or committee determines mandates health insurance coverage of services or payment for specified providers of services 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. b. 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. The legislative management shall adopt a procedure for identifying measures and proposed measures mandating health insurance coverage of services or payment for specified providers of services. The procedure must include solicitation of draft measures and proposals during the interim between legislative sessions from legislators and agencies with bill introduction privileges and must include deadlines for identification of the measures or proposals. The legislative council shall contract with a private entity, after receiving one or more recommendations from the insurance commissioner, to provide the legislative management 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 Page No. 27 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. 54-03-32. Review of presidential executive orders - Restriction. 1. 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. Upon recommendation from the legislative management, the attorney general shall review the executive order 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. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state, a political subdivision, or any other publicly funded organization may not implement an executive order if the attorney general issues an opinion that the executive order unconstitutionally restricts a person's rights or has been found unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction and the executive order relates to: a. Pandemics or other health emergencies; b. The regulation of natural resources, including coal and oil; c. The regulation of the agriculture industry; d. The use of land; e. The regulation of the financial sector as it relates to environmental, social, or governance standards; or f. The regulation of the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. 54-03-33. Certification of delegates to United States convention of the states. 1. If a convention of the states is called pursuant to article V of the United States Constitution, the legislative assembly or an official designated by the legislative assembly shall certify each delegate and alternate delegate from this state to the convention and provide a written copy of the certification to each delegate and alternate delegate and to the convention. If a delegate is ineligible or unwilling to serve as a delegate at the convention, the legislative assembly or the official designated by the legislative assembly shall certify an alternate delegate to replace the delegate and immediately provide a copy of the certification to the delegate and the convention. Page No. 28 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. If a delegate is rendered ineligible to serve under subsection 4, the delegate's certification must provide notice to the convention that any vote or other action taken by that delegate should be considered void. An individual who has not been certified under this section may not serve as a delegate at the convention. As a condition of being eligible for consideration or selection as a delegate or alternate delegate, each delegate and alternate delegate shall execute the following oath: I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will, to the best of my abilities, support the United States Constitution and the Constitution of North Dakota and I will not vote to allow consideration of or consider or approve any unauthorized amendment proposed for ratification to the United States Constitution. I understand that a violation of this oath will result in my being rendered ineligible to serve as a delegate at the convention as well as subject me to additional penalties under the laws of North Dakota. A delegate at the convention may not vote to allow consideration of or consider or approve any unauthorized amendment. An "unauthorized amendment" means: a. A proposed amendment that varies from the exact text of the amendment contained in the application made by the legislative assembly, which limits the convention to approving or disapproving that exact text, or if the legislative assembly did not make the application, the exact text of the amendment contained in the applications relied upon by the United States Congress in calling the convention, if the application contains exact text for a proposed amendment; or b. A proposed amendment that is outside the permitted subject matter of the application made by the legislative assembly, or if the legislative assembly did not make the application, the permitted subject matter of the applications relied upon by the United States Congress in calling the convention and as the subject matter may be further defined by the legislative assembly or an official designated by the legislative assembly, in instructions adopted by the legislative assembly by concurrent resolution and provided to each delegate and alternate delegate. The legislative assembly or an official designated by the legislative assembly shall provide guidance upon the request of any delegate or alternate delegate as to whether a proposed amendment is within the permitted subject matter of the convention. A delegate casting or attempting to cast a vote at a convention in violation of this section must be rendered ineligible to continue to serve as a delegate and must be immediately removed from office and replaced by an alternate delegate as provided under this section. A vote cast by a delegate at a convention which is in violation of this section is void. 54-03-34. Dynamic fiscal impact bill selection committee. Expired under S.L. 2017, ch. 364, § 3. Page No. 29

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2022 North Dakota Century CodeTitle 54 - State GovernmentChapter 54-03 - Legislative Assembly

2022 North Dakota Century Code
Title 54 - State Government
Chapter 54-03 - Legislative Assembly