N.D. Cent. Code § 27-25-03
The committee shall submit to the governor a list of not fewer than two nor more than seven nominees for appointment within sixty days after receipt of written notice from the governor that a vacancy in the office of judge exists. No list of nominees submitted to the governor by the committee is valid unless concurred in by a majority of its members and certified by the chairman. If the committee fails to submit a list of at least two nominees within the time prescribed by this section, the governor may direct that the committee be reconvened or proceed according to subsection 3 of section 27-25-04. If the committee fails to submit a list of at least two nominees to the governor within sixty days after receipt of written notice from the governor directing the committee to reconvene, the governor shall proceed according to subsection 3 of section 27-25-04.
N.D.C.C. § 27-25-03