This bill proposes the creation of a new section in chapter 46-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, which addresses government publication requirements. It allows a unit of government to file a published notice with the secretary of state when it is legally required to publish a notice in a newspaper.

The key provision of the bill states that if a newspaper fails to publish the required notice, the notice filed and posted by the secretary of state will satisfy the publication requirements, unless otherwise specified by law. This change aims to ensure that legal notices are still accessible to the public even if a newspaper does not fulfill its publication obligations.