ND HB1424

District party organizations may hold endorsing caucuses to place candidates on primary election ballots, with the district chairman signing a certificate of endorsement that is forwarded to the state party committee

State party chairmen must wait at least 7 days before signing and forwarding endorsement certificates to the secretary of state, allowing time for complaints about caucus procedures to be filed

An inquiry committee may investigate complaints alleging the endorsing caucus violated internal party rules, bylaws, or state law, with investigations required to be completed within 7 days

If a political party issues certificates of endorsement for an office, no other candidate may appear on the primary ballot for that same office under the same party affiliation, even by nominating petition

Certificates of endorsement for legislative candidates must be signed by both the district party chairman and state party chairman, and must be filed by 4 p.m. on the 64th day before the primary election or become void