N.D. Cent. Code § 40-44-03: Form of ballot to be used in voting upon adoption of civil service system - Vote required to adopt

At any election held to determine whether a city shall adopt a civil service system under the provisions of this chapter, the question shall be submitted to the electors in substantially the following form: Shall the city adopt the civil service system? Yes ☐ No ☐ If sixty percent of the votes cast upon the question favor the adoption of a civil service system, the governing body of the city, within sixty days after the election, shall pass the necessary ordinance and adopt a civil service system as is provided in this chapter.