When necessary, the judges of election at a municipal election shall appoint clerks to fill vacancies. The judges and clerks of a municipal election shall take the same oath and have the same powers and authority as judges and clerks of general state elections.
N.D. Cent. Code § 40-21-11
Clerks appointed to fill vacancies - Oath, powers, and duties of judges and clerks of municipal elections
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