North Dakota Code 16.1-13-41 – Voting by new residents for presidential electors
1. The applicant, upon receiving the ballot for presidential electors, immediately shall mark the ballot in the presence of the county auditor but in a manner the official cannot know how the ballot is marked. The applicant subsequently shall fold the ballot in the county auditor’s presence to conceal the markings and deposit and seal the ballot in an envelope furnished by the county auditor.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 16.1-13-41
- Ballot: means a paper ballot from which the votes for candidates and questions are tabulated by hand or by a voting system. See North Dakota Code 16.1-06-12
- seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. See North Dakota Code 1-01-38
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. The voter shall enclose the envelope containing the ballot in a carrier envelope which must be sealed securely. There must be imprinted on the outside of the carrier envelope a statement substantially as follows: CERTIFICATION OF NEW RESIDENT VOTER I have qualified as a new resident voter in this state to vote for presidential electors. I have not applied nor do I intend to apply for an absent voter’s ballot from the state from which I have relocated. I have not voted and I will not vote otherwise than by this ballot.
Dated Witness County Auditor (Signature of Voter) 3. The voter shall sign the certification upon the carrier envelope and subsequently shall deliver the sealed carrier envelope to the county auditor who shall keep the carrier envelope in the county auditor’s office until delivered by the county auditor to the inspector of elections of the county absentee ballot precinct.