Whenever the board of county commissioners fails or refuses to call a special election required by any law of this state, the county auditor may provide for and call such election upon the petition of a majority of the qualified electors of the county as determined by the poll list of the last preceding general election.
N.D. Cent. Code § 11-13-16
When county auditor may call special election
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