{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-40-13-01","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 40-13-01","heading":"Qualifications of elective and appointive officers","body":"A person is not eligible to hold an elective municipal office unless that person is a qualified elector of the municipality and has been a resident of the municipality for at least nine months preceding the election. A person is not eligible to hold an appointive office unless that person is a citizen of the United States. A person in default to the municipality is not eligible to any office.","path":["Title 40 Municipal Government","Chapter 40-13 General Provisions Governing Officers In Municipalities"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t40c13.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"017d69d97bdba22f0b067f00b0ddb22f9c2e392bc04cdf8da51d8e9952c80a0c","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-40-12-13","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-40-13-02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}