{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-16.1-15-29","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-15-29","heading":"Determining tie vote in county offices","body":"If the requisite number of county officers are not elected because two or more persons have equal and the highest number of votes for one and the same office, a recount must be done pursuant to section 16.1-16-01. If a recount results in a tie vote, the county auditor shall give notice to the persons to appear at the county auditor's office at a time appointed by the county auditor. The persons then shall publicly decide by a drawing of names which of them must be declared elected. The county auditor shall prepare and deliver to the person elected an election certificate as provided in this chapter.","path":["Title 16.1 Elections","Chapter 16.1-15 Canvass Of Votes - Canvassing Boards"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t16-1c15.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"46e40885d28ce8636e82ce2b810404f7f5085b3e0b81e270bc0da784d2bd2969","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-16.1-15-28","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-16.1-15-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}