North Dakota § 54-16-01 - Emergency commission - Members - Organization - Quorum - Meetings Pledge of allegiance
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§ 54-16-01. Emergency commission - Members - Organization - Quorum - Meetings Pledge of allegiance
The emergency commission consists of the governor, the majority leaders of the senate and house of representatives of the legislative assembly, the secretary of state, and the chairmen of the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees. If the chairman of an appropriations committee ceases to be a member of the legislative assembly, the vice chairman of that committee succeeds to that position on the commission. An appropriations committee vice chairman may serve in the place of the appropriations committee chairman as a member of the commission at the request of the appropriate appropriations committee chairman, if the appropriations committee chairman is unable to attend a commission meeting. If a majority leader ceases to be a member of the legislative assembly, the respective house's assistant majority leader succeeds to that position on the commission. A majority leader's assistant majority leader may serve as a member of the commission in the place of the majority leader at the request of the majority leader if that majority leader is serving on the commission in another capacity or is unable to attend a commission meeting. Four members of the commission constitute a quorum. The governor is the chairman and the secretary of state is the secretary of the commission. The commission shall meet at the call of the chairman. At the beginning of each regularly scheduled meeting of the emergency commission, members must be given the opportunity to participate in a voluntary recitation of the pledge of allegiance.
Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-16-01 ("Emergency commission - Members - Organization - Quorum - Meetings Pledge of allegiance") 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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