§ § 16.1-13-08.1Special election to fill a vacancy in the United States House of

Representatives due to a catastrophic circumstance.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of representative in Congress due to a catastrophic
circumstance in which one hundred or more representatives across the United States are no
longer able to serve and the next regular or special election is more than seventy-five days in
the future, the governor shall immediately issue a writ of election calling a special election to fill
the vacancy. The date of the election shall be forty-nine days from the date of the proclamation
and the following deadlines shall apply:
1. Certificate of endorsement as described in section 16.1-11-09, affidavits of candidacy
described in section 16.1-11-10, and statements of interest described in section
16.1-09-03 for those candidates nominated by political parties currently established in
the state shall be filed with the secretary of state by four p.m. on the fortieth day before
the election.
2. If the election occurs in an election year, the precincts previously established by the
county shall be utilized.
3. If the election occurs in a year without a scheduled election, the board of county
commissioners must establish the precinct boundaries by the fortieth day before the
election.
4. The secretary of state shall certify to the county auditors the names of the candidates
for the election on the thirty-ninth day before the election.
5. Absentee ballots shall be made available to qualified electors by the thirtieth day
before the election.