Upon a written petition signed by not less than three-fourths of the qualified electors or by the owners of not less than three-fourths in assessed value of the property in any territory contiguous or adjacent to any incorporated municipality and not embraced within the limits thereof, the governing body of the municipality, by ordinance, may annex such territory to the municipality.
N.D. Cent. Code § 40-51.2-03
Annexation by petition of owners and electors
Known as the Municipal Annexation Act
The act spans §§ 40–40 (22 sections).
Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.