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North Dakota Statutes § 16.1-07-23 Transmission of unvoted ballots

⤴ Up to Chapter 16.1-07: Absent Voters' Ballots And Absentee Voting

Statute Text

1. For all covered elections for which this state has not received a waiver under the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1 (g)(2) ] not later than forty-five days before the election or, if the forty-fifth day before the election is a weekend or holiday, not later than the business day preceding the forty-fifth day, the appropriate election official shall transmit ballots and balloting materials to all covered voters who by that date submit a valid military-overseas ballot application.
2. A covered voter who requests a ballot and balloting materials be sent to the voter by electronic transmission may choose facsimile transmission, electronic mail, or other electronic delivery approved by the secretary of state. The election official charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit the ballot and balloting materials to the voter using the means of transmission chosen by the voter.
3. If a ballot application from a covered voter arrives after the election official begins transmitting ballots and balloting materials to voters, the official shall transmit them to the voter not later than two business days after the application arrives.

History

Added by S.L. 2011 , ch. 154 ( SB 2120 ) , § 8 , eff. 8/1/2011 .

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