If a newspaper elected as the official newspaper suspends publication or ceases to possess the qualifications prescribed in section 46-06-02, a vacancy must be deemed to exist. The board of county commissioners at once shall designate another newspaper having the required qualifications to act as the official newspaper of the county until a successor is elected and takes office.
N.D. Cent. Code § 46-06-08
Vacancy - How filled
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