North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 71 - Retirement Board
Article 71-01 - General Administration
Chapter 71-01-02 - Election Rules
Section 71-01-02-05 - Petition format

1. The nomination petition for an active member on the board must include the signatures of at least one hundred active eligible voters. The nomination petition for the retiree member on the board must include the signatures of at least twenty-five persons receiving a retirement allowance.

2. The nomination petition must include the following statement: "We, the petitioners, who are members of the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System, nominate_______________for election to the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System board."

3. The nomination petition must include a certification by the candidate, as follows: "I accept the nomination and if elected will fulfill the responsibilities as a member of the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System board."

4. If there is not room for the required signatures on a single nomination petition, additional petitions may be used. Candidates may reproduce, at their own expense, blank nomination petitions that meet the format requirements without requesting additional petitions from the North Dakota public employees retirement system. All nomination petitions used must be certified and signed by the nominee when submitted to the North Dakota public employees retirement system office.