N.D. Cent. Code § 44-04-18.33: Secretary of state - Petition records - Exempt

A record received by the secretary of state, which is related to a request for approval of a petition to initiate or refer a measure, is an exempt record until the secretary of state has passed upon the sufficiency of the petition under section 16.1-01-10, or thirty-five days have passed since the secretary of state received the record, whichever occurs first.