The board of county commissioners may on its own motion cause a home rule charter to be drafted and submitted for adoption to the electors of the county in the manner provided in this chapter. A home rule proposal may be initiated in a petition filed with the board of county commissioners and signed by qualified electors of the county not fewer in number than two percent of the population of the county.
N.D. Cent. Code § 11-09.1-01
Methods of proposing home rule charter
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