N.D. Cent. Code § 40-03.1-03
When a petition to change from the council system of government, together with the city auditor's certificate of sufficiency, is filed with the governing body of a municipality, the governing body shall call a special election at which only the question of changing from the council system of government will be submitted. The date of such election shall not be less than thirty days nor more than ninety days after the date of the auditor's certificate has been filed. The election shall be conducted, returns thereof made, and the result thereof declared in all respects as are other city elections. Notice of such election shall be given by the publication of the proposition to be voted upon, the places where the election will be held, and the date of the election, in each newspaper published in the city, not more than twenty days and not less than five days before the date of such election. The ballot to be used at the election provided for in this section shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall the city of ________________ change from its organization under the council system of government and become a city under the commission form of government?
Yes []
No []
N.D.C.C. § 40-03.1-03