What constitutes a “Merit System”?
A “merit system” is defined in N.D.C.C. 37-19.1-04 as an “established personnel system under which it maintains a register of persons eligible for employment and from which it certifies a prescribed number of names to that particular agency or governmental agency.” Agencies covered by “Merit System” or the “established personnel system” are defined in N.D.C.C. 54-42-06.