{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-54-40.4-06","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 54-40.4-06","heading":"Amendment or repeal - Discontinuance of participation","body":"1.A county-city home rule charter may be amended or repealed by a proposal submitted by the governing body of the unified county-city government or by a petition filed with the governing body signed by ten percent or more of the total number of qualified electors within the jurisdiction of the county-city government who voted in the last preceding general election. The governing body may appoint a charter commission to draft amendments to the charter. The proposals must be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the unified county-city government at the next primary or general election. The voters may accept or reject any amendment or a repeal by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the unified government voting on the question at the election.\n2.A participating county or city may discontinue its participation in the unified county-city government by filing with the governing body a petition proposing the action that is signed by ten percent or more of the total number of qualified electors within the county or city. The proposal must be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors at the next primary or general election. The voters may accept or reject the proposal by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the county or city voting on the question at the election.","path":["Title 54 State Government","Chapter 54-40.4 County-City Home Rule"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t54c40-4.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"05c5e4e38d4d74830a352ed9812eb63c00dca099582078aa5b7b3720befa5e1d","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-54-40.4-05","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-54-40.4-07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}