Section 54-03-01.15 - Staggering of terms of members of the legislative assembly1.a. A senator must be elected from each odd-numbered district in 2022 for a term of four years. b. Two representatives must be elected from each odd-numbered district not comprised of subdistricts in 2022 for a term of four years.c. A representative must be elected from each odd-numbered subdistrict in 2022 for a term of four years.2. A senator and two representatives from districts ten and twenty-six must be elected in 2022 for a term of two years.3.a. A senator must be elected from each even-numbered district in 2024 for a term of four years. b. Two representatives must be elected from each even-numbered district not comprised of subdistricts in 2024 for a term of four years.c. A representative must be elected from each even-numbered subdistrict in 2022 for a term of two years and in 2024 for a term of four years.d. The term of office of a representative elected in 2020 from an even-numbered district who as a result of redistricting is placed in an even-numbered district with more than one other representative elected in 2020 from an even-numbered district terminates December 1, 2022, and two representatives must be elected from that district in 2022 for a term of two years.e. The term of office of a senator elected in 2020 from an even-numbered district who as a result of redistricting is placed in an even-numbered district with one or more other senators elected in 2020 from an even-numbered district terminates December 1, 2022, and one senator must be elected from that district in 2022 for a term of two years.4. The term of office of a member of the legislative assembly elected in an even-numbered district in 2020 for a term of four years and who as a result of legislative redistricting is placed in an odd-numbered district terminates December 1, 2022.5. The term of office of a member of the legislative assembly elected in a district comprised of subdistricts as a result of legislative redistricting terminates on December 1, 2022.6. Except as provided in subsection 7, a member of the legislative assembly elected from an even-numbered district in 2020 for a term of four years and who as a result of legislative redistricting is placed in an odd-numbered district may continue to serve the remainder of the term for which the member was elected beyond December 1, 2022, if the member changes the member's place of residence by February 1, 2022, to a location within the even-numbered district from which the member was elected and certifies in writing to the secretary of state and the chairman of the legislative management the member has established a new residence in that district as determined by section 54-01-26. If the member does not establish residency within the district from which the member was elected by February 1, 2022, the term of office of the member terminates on December 1, 2022.7. The term of office of a member of the legislative assembly in an even-numbered district with new geographic area which area was not in that member's district for the 2020 election and which new geographic area has a 2020 population more than four thousand one hundred forty-four terminates on December 1, 2022.8. For purposes of section 5 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, a member of the legislative assembly elected from a district with boundaries that changed as a result of legislative redistricting is deemed to live in the district from which the member was elected until December 1, 2022.Added by S.L. 2021SP1, ch. 563 (HB 1504),§ 2, eff. 11/12/2021.