North Dakota § 54-03-01.5 - Legislative redistricting requirements
Full text of North Dakota North Dakota Century Code § 54-03-01.5 — Legislative redistricting requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54-03-01.5. Legislative redistricting requirements
A legislative redistricting plan based on any census taken after 1999 must meet the following requirements: 1. The senate must consist of forty-seven members and the house must consist of ninety-four members. 2. Except as provided in subsection 3, one senator and two representatives must be apportioned to each senatorial district. Representatives may be elected at large or from subdistricts. 3. Multimember senate districts providing for two senators and four representatives are authorized only when a proposed single-member senatorial district includes a federal facility or federal installation, containing over two-thirds of the population of the proposed single-member senatorial district. 4. Legislative districts and subdistricts must be compact and of contiguous territory. 5. Legislative districts must be as nearly equal in population as is practicable. Population deviation from district to district must be kept at a minimum. The total population variance of all districts, and subdistricts if created, from the average district population may not exceed recognized constitutional limitations.
Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does North Dakota Century Code § 54-03-01.5 cover?
Section 54-03-01.5 ("Legislative redistricting requirements") is part of the North Dakota Century Code, the codified statutory law of North Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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