Home Rule Counties
Many counties have passed Home Rule charters, which empower the county to combine offices, change elected offices to appointments, or otherwise alter the duties of some county offices.
- Click here for a PDF listing of the counties with Home Rule Charters.
- Click here for a PDF listing of positions that are combined, appointed or otherwise altered using Home Rule or other "Tool Chest" laws.
- Laws related to Home Rule can be found in Chapter 11-09.1 of the ND Century Code. For your convenience, links to that section are below. Please let us know if any links stop working.
| Section | Section Name |
|---|---|
| 11-09.1-01 | Methods of proposing home rule charter |
| 11-09.1-02 | Charter commission ‑ Membership ‑ Preparation and submission of charter ‑ Compensation and expenses ‑ Publication |
| 11-09.1-03 | Submission of charter to electors |
| 11-09.1-04 | Ratification by majority vote ‑ Supersession of existing charter and conflicting state laws ‑ Filing of copies of new charter |
| 11-09.1-04.1 | Multicounty home rule |
| 11-09.1-05 | Powers |
| 11-09.1-05.1 | Sales tax revenue transfer to school districts prohibited |
| 11-09.1-06 | Amendment or repeal |
| 11-09.1-07 | Commission ‑ Terms of office ‑ Vacancies |
| 11-09.1-08 | Restriction on proposals to amend or repeal |
| 11-09.1-09 | Manner of calling and holding elections |
| 11-09.1-10 | Effect of amendment or repeal on salary or term of office |
| 11-09.1-11 | General powers preserved |
| 11-09.1-12 | Vested property ‑ Rights of action ‑ Actions saved |
| 11-09.1-13 | Enforcement of criminal penalties |
| 11-09.1-14 | Payment of expenses for indigent defense services |