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<br />TEAMS\ELECTION\FILES\2022\CASS COUNTY JPA FOR CITY – SD ELECTIONS.DOCX JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the following political subdivisions: County of
<br />Cass, hereinafter referred to as “County”, Cities of Alice, Amenia, Argusville, Arthur, Ayr, Briarwood, Buffalo, Casselton, Davenport, Enderlin, Fargo, Frontier, Gardner, Grandin, Harwood, Horace, Hunter, Kindred, Leonard, Mapleton, North River, Oxbow, Page, Prairie Rose, Reiles Acres, Tower City, and
<br />West Fargo, and respective Parks Boards, hereafter referred to as “City” and the Public School Districts of Central Cass, Enderlin, Fargo, Maple Valley, Mapleton, May-Port CG, Northern Cass, Hope-Page, and West Fargo, hereafter referred to as “District”. 1. PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT: The purpose of the agreement is to provide the terms by which the County, City, and District shall coordinate the holding of their general elections in conjunction with the County’s Primary Election. It being understood that in addition to the coordination of their General Elections, the parties may, from time to time, agree to contract with the County for the administration of their Special Elections in a manner consistent with this agreement and as may otherwise agree to by and between the entities holding such special elections. It is the intent of the parties in entering this agreement to provide for the procedures to
<br />be followed relative to the scheduling and administration of such elections and to provide for the division of costs for election officials and any other monetary disbursements relative to such elections. 2. AUTHORITY: This agreement is authorized by Article VII, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State of North Dakota (Joint Exercise of Power and Transfer of Powers), North Dakota
<br />Century Code (NDCC) chapters 54-40 (Joint Exercise of Government Powers), 40-49 (Park District Elections), 40-21 (City Elections), and 15.1-09 (School District Elections). 3. PLAN: The parties agree to the following implementation: (a) Each entity shall be responsible for enforcement of the policies, laws, and ordinances relative to the distribution and review of petitions of candidates and for the filing of said petitions in their respective offices. (b) The City and District will receive an election calendar from the Cass County Finance Office.
<br />(c) The County will publish a sample ballot, notice of election and abstract of votes for the County, City, and District for the joint election in the official newspaper for Cass County. The City and District will each be responsible for any additional required legal publication. (d) The City and District shall certify to the County the names of all eligible candidates for office immediately after the candidate filing deadline on the sixty-fourth day before the election in the
<br />order in which they are to be listed on the ballot. The County will enter all provided information and provide a copy to the City and District to proof and approve. The County will be responsible for the actual printing of ballots and will assume all costs for printing unless with the City or District’s information the ballot then becomes more than a two-sided ballot.
<br />(e) The City has the authority under NDCC Section 16.1-04-01(1)(b) to alter the number and size of voting precincts within the City and, by this Agreement, transfers that authority to the County.
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