North Dakota Code 16.1-05-07 – Poll clerks to check identification and verify eligibility – Poll clerks to request, correct, and update incorrect information contained in the pollbook
1. Before delivering a ballot to an individual in any election, the poll clerks shall require the individual to show a valid form of identification with the information required under section 16.1-01-04.1.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 16.1-05-07
- 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
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. a. When verifying an individual’s eligibility or when entering the name of an individual into the pollbook, poll clerks shall request, correct, and update any incorrect or incomplete information about an individual required to be included in the pollbook generated from the central voter file.
b. If the individual’s name is contained in the pollbook generated from the central voter file, the poll clerks shall verify the individual’s residential address and mailing address.
c. If the individual’s name is not contained in the pollbook generated from the central voter file but the individual is determined eligible to vote, the poll clerks shall record the individual’s name in the pollbook. The poll clerks shall request and obtain any additional information for the individual required to be included in the pollbook and the central voter file.
3. Poll clerks shall direct an individual who is attempting to vote in the incorrect precinct or who does not meet the thirty-day residency requirement to the proper precinct and polling place.