N.D. Cent. Code § 40-02-07

The board of county commissioners to which a petition is submitted under this chapter shall give notice of the election on the question whether or not the municipality described in the petition shall be organized. The notice shall be published in one issue of a newspaper or newspapers published within the territory described in the petition, and such publication shall be made at least ten days prior to the date set for the election. If no newspaper is published within the territory, the notice shall be published in the official county newspaper or newspapers and in other newspapers as deemed appropriate by the board of county commissioners of each county embracing the territory to be incorporated.