N.D. Cent. Code § 11-05-04
The county auditor of each of the counties affected shall publish once each week for at least two consecutive weeks prior to the election in the official newspaper of the county a notice giving the date of the primary election, the hours during which the polls will be opened, a reference to the notice of the primary election for a statement of the places where the election will be held, the names of the counties affected, and a fair and accurate summary of the consolidation plan. The notice must state that the proposition to be voted upon will be:
Shall the corporate existence and governments of the county of _________________ and the county (or counties) of _________________ be consolidated into one county government pursuant to the consolidation plan?
N.D.C.C. § 11-05-04