Voter Registration - ID Requirement - Acceptable Forms of ID - Early Voting - Absentee Voting - Provisional Voting - Sample Ballots - Type of Primary

State Contact Information
Secretary of State
State of North Dakota
600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 108, 1st Floor
Bismarck ND 58505-0500

Telephone: 701-328-4146
Fax: 701-328-2992
Email: soselect@nd.gov
Web page: http://www.nd.gov/sos/

Voter Registration
North Dakota does not have voter registration.

ID Requirement
All qualified registered voters are required to provide identification at the polls.

If you do not have one of the forms of identification listed above,
You still have the right to vote if:

• An election poll worker is able to vouch for your identity and residence.You complete a Voter's Affidavit on which you certify, under oath, your identity and that you are a resident within this precinct.

Acceptable Forms of ID

• Valid Drivers License
• Valid State Identification Card
• Valid Federally Issued Identification Card:
  • Passport
  • Agency Identification Card
• Valid Tribal Government Issued Identification Card
• Valid Student Identification Card
• Valid United States Military Identification Card
• Utility bill dated 30 days prior to election day with name and residential address
• Change of address verification letter from the US Postal Service

Early Voting (open)
All states have established some form of process for voters to be able to cast a ballot prior to Election Day. In many instances, however, the process is restricted to special circumstances. Some states require registered voters to present an acceptable reason that will prevent them from casting a ballot in-person, on Election Day. There are two ways a voter may cast an early vote:

In-person early voting allows registered voters to cast a ballot in-person at an early voting center (also known as an early voting precinct) designated by local elections officials. In general, early voting centers are placed in a different location from you Election Day polling place.

Another form of early voting is casting a ballot by mail which is often referred to as absentee voting.

Early voting begins 15 days before an election. The county auditor will designate the business days and times during which the early voting election precinct will be open and publish notice of the dates and times in the official county newspaper once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately before the day of the election.

Absentee Voting/Vote By Mail (open)
How to request an Absent Voter's Ballot
Complete an Absent Voter's Ballot Application and deliver it to your County Election Administrator (Auditor) at any time during an election year. Ballots are available to voters 40 days prior to each Election Day. When the ballots are prepared, the county auditor will send a ballot and other information to all who have applied to vote early.

When to return complete absentee ballots
In-person: the day before the election
By mail: postmarked the day before the election

Provisional Voting (N/A)
North Dakota is exempt from HAVA's provisional ballot requirement because it does not have voter registration.

If you do not have one of the forms of identification listed above, you still have the right to vote if:

• An election poll worker is able to vouch for your identity and residence.
• You complete a Voter's Affidavit on which you certify, under oath, your identity and that you are a resident within this precinct.

Sample Ballots
Provision of sample ballots may vary by county. Please contact your County Election Administrator (Auditor) for more information about the distribution of sample ballots. Generally, sample ballots are printed in the local newspaper and will be posted at your polling place on Election Day.

Type of Primary (open)
North Dakota is an open primary state. Since there is no voter registration in the state of North Dakota, voters may vote for the candidate of any party.