Burgum v. Jaeger

Citations

• 951 N.W.2d 380
• 2020 ND 251

Syllabus

Votes cast for an ineligible candidate are counted and considered a protest against the eligible candidate. A governor's constitutional gap-filling appointment authority does not apply when the law provides a method to fill a vacancy. A governor's constitutional gap-filling appointment authority only applies to vacancies in an office, not in a term. Section 16.1-13-10, N.D.C.C., applies to vacancies occurring in the office of a member of the Legislative Assembly.