North Dakota Statutes § 16.1-03-21 Organizations allowed to nominate statewide and legislative candidates
Statute Text
A political organization may not endorse candidates or have candidates petition for president, vice president, Congress, statewide office, or legislative office as set forth in chapter
16.1-11
, unless the organization:
1.
Organized according to all requirements of this chapter;
2.
Had printed on the ballot at the last preceding general election the names of a set of presidential electors pledged to the election of the party's candidate for president and vice president, a candidate for governor, a candidate for attorney general, or a candidate for secretary of state and those candidates for presidential electors, governor, attorney general, or secretary of state received at least five percent of the total vote cast for presidential electors, the office of governor, attorney general, or secretary of state within this state at that election and organized according to all requirements of this chapter; or
3.
Filed a petition with the secretary of state signed by the number of electors required under section
16.1-11-30
to qualify to endorse candidates or to have candidates petition to be included on the primary election ballot in a consolidated column or on a special election ballot.
History
Added by S.L. 2013 , ch. 168 ( SB 2369 ) , § 1 , eff. 8/1/2013 .
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