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About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidates must be a qualified voter of the city and a resident of the city for at least 9 months preceding the election. A person is eligible to the office of council member if the person is a qualified voter of and resident within the ward for which the person is elected [except in cities where council members are elected at large and not required to be a resident of the ward for which the person is elected pursuant to NDCC § 40-08-04.2.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee; Petition signature requirement of at least 10% or 300, whichever is less, of the number of qualified electors who voted for that office in the last city election.
- Filing period
- April 3, 2026 - August 31, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Auditor's office.
- Where to file
- 16 1st Street NE, PO Box 218, ND 58852
- Filing phone
- 701-664-2807
- Step 3
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