N.D. Cent. Code § 61-05-14
Upon making an order establishing an irrigation district, the department of water resources shall give notice of an election to be held in the district to determine whether the electors of the district approve the establishment and organization of the irrigation district. The notice must state an elector desiring to be a candidate for the office of district director shall file the elector's name with the department of water resources not less than twenty days before the election. The notice must carry a reference to the map or maps previously filed with the county auditor describing the boundaries of the lands included in the district as established by the department and designate a name for the district. The notice must be filed with the county auditor of each county in which the proposed district is situated and be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the newspapers of general circulation where the district is located and in the official newspaper of each county in which the district is located. The date set for the election must be not less than twenty-five, nor more than thirty-five, days after the first publication of the notice.
N.D.C.C. § 61-05-14