North Dakota Code § 15.1-12-21

School district reorganization - Changes in plan
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1. All provisions of a reorganization plan, except those relating to boundaries and 
geographic voting areas, may be changed upon the concurrence of a majority of the 
qualified electors voting on the question. The question may be placed before the 
voters at a regular or special election upon a motion of the school board and shall be 
placed before the voters upon receipt by the board of a petition signed by at least:
a. Twenty-five percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the 
population of the district, as determined by the county superintendent, is less than 
twenty-five qualified electors;
b. Twenty percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the population of 
the district is at least twenty-five but not more than four thousand; or
c. Fifteen percent of the qualified electors residing in the district, if the population of 
the district is greater than four thousand.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, if a school district has been 
reorganized for at least ten years, the boundaries of geographic voting areas may be 
changed upon the concurrence of a majority of qualified electors voting on the 
question.
3. By resolution, the board in a reorganized district may change to at large voting for 
school board members if there is a variance of more than ten percent in the population 
between any of the district's established geographic areas with resident candidates.

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