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North Dakota Statutes § 16.1-02-06 Reporting deceased individuals and changes of names - Changes to records in the central voter file

Up to Chapter 16.1-02: Central Voter File

Statute Text

1. The [state health officer] department of health and human services shall provide for the regular reporting to the secretary of state the name, address, date of birth, and county of residence, if available, of each individual eighteen years of age or older who has died while maintaining residence in this state since the last report. Within thirty days after receiving a report, the secretary of state shall designate each individual included in the report as "deceased" in the central voter file.
2. The [state health officer] department of health and human services shall provide for the regular reporting to the secretary of state the name, address, date of birth, and county of residence, if available, of each individual eighteen years of age or older whose name was changed by marriage since the last report.
3. After receiving notice of death of an individual who has died outside the county, the county auditor shall designate that individual as "deceased" in the central voter file. Notice must be in the form of a printed obituary or a written statement signed by an individual having knowledge of the death of the individual.

History

Amended by S.L. 2023 , ch. 229 ( HB 1165 ) , § 4 , eff. 7/1/2023 .

Amended by S.L. 2021 , ch. 164 ( HB 1253 ) , § 20 , eff. 8/1/2021 .

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