N.D. Cent. Code § 61-05-18
After the canvass of votes has been verified by the department of water resources, if a majority of all votes cast are in favor of the organization of an irrigation district, the department, by an order, shall declare the territory duly organized as an irrigation district under the name and style designated and shall declare the persons receiving the highest number of votes duly elected as directors. The department shall cause a certified copy of the order to be filed immediately for record in the office of the recorder of each county in which any portion of the irrigation district is situated and also shall file a copy of the order with the county auditor of each county in which any portion of the district is situated. The organization of the district is complete upon the filings required in this section. The department of water resources immediately shall make out and mail, by registered or certified mail, to each person elected to the office of director a certificate of election signed by the director of the department, and the directors shall take office upon receipt of the certification.
N.D.C.C. § 61-05-18