{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-16.1-13-08.2","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-13-08.2","heading":"Death or disqualification of legislative candidate","body":"If a candidate for an office of a member of the legislative assembly who has died or become disqualified for the office receives enough votes to be elected except for the death or disqualification, a vacancy in the office is deemed to exist, and must be filled according to section 44-02-03.1. If an individual elected to the legislative assembly dies or becomes disqualified after the election but before the individual's term of office begins, a vacancy in the office exists and must be filled according to section 44-02-03.1 as if the individual's term of office had begun. An individual is disqualified for an office if the individual fails to meet the qualifications under law for the office.","path":["Title 16.1 Elections","Chapter 16.1-13 General Elections"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t16-1c13.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"0f9aab37b5b0149d17d38577cf8b36528f20d3226c6a97e8251d9091007df762","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-16.1-13-08.1","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-16.1-13-09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}