Title 16.1, Elections

1. A foreign national may not make or offer to make, directly or indirectly, a contribution or expenditure in connection with any election. 2. A candidate, candidate committee, political party, or any other person may not solicit, accept, or receive, directly or indirectly, a con…

1. A political committee as defined in section 16.1-08.1-01 shall register its name, mailing address, telephone number, and nongovernment issued electronic mail address, its agent's name, mailing address, telephone number, and nongovernment issued electronic mail address, and a d…

1. A corporation, cooperative corporation, limited liability company, affiliate, subsidiary, or association may establish, administer, and solicit contributions to a separate and segregated fund to be utilized for political purposes by the corporation, cooperative corporation, li…

No person may be excused from attending and testifying or producing any books, papers, or other documents before any court upon any investigation, proceeding, or trial for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, upon the grounds that the testimony or evidence, docum…

1. Corporations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and associations may make expenditures and contributions for promoting any general political philosophy or belief deemed in the best interest of the employees, stockholders, patrons,…

A political committee that organizes and registers according to federal law and makes an independent expenditure or makes a disbursement in excess of two hundred dollars to a nonfederal candidate seeking public office or to a political party or political committee in this state s…

1. A candidate may not use any contribution received by the candidate, the candidate's candidate committee, or a multicandidate political committee to: a. Give a personal benefit to the candidate or another person; b. Make a loan to another person; c. Knowingly pay more than the …

1. If a substantial irregularity is evident or reasonably alleged, the secretary of state may arrange an audit of any statement filed pursuant to this chapter, to be performed by a certified public accountant of the filer's choice, subject to approval by the secretary of state. I…

1. Any statement required by this chapter to be filed with the secretary of state must be: a. Filed electronically with the secretary of state and must be within the prescribed time and in the format established by the secretary of state. If the secretary of state does not receiv…

1. If a statement or report required to be filed according to this chapter is not filed within the prescribed time, the filing officer to whom the report was to be filed is authorized to charge and collect a late fee as follows: a. Within six days after the prescribed time, twent…

The secretary of state shall provide instructions and conduct training for the purpose of promoting uniform application of campaign finance and disclosure requirements and the uniform filing of statements, registrations, or reports according to this chapter. The secretary also sh…

Except as otherwise provided, any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

1. In any statement under this chapter which requires the identification of a contributor or subcontributor, the ultimate and true source of funds must be identified. 2. A resident taxpayer may commence an action in a district court of this state against a person required to comp…

1. The board of county commissioners of a county may conduct an election by mail ballot. The mail ballot election must include city elections administered by the county auditor and may include any other election administered by the county auditor pursuant to an agreement with the…

The county auditor shall mail an application form for a mail ballot to each active voter listed in the central voter file for the county and each qualified individual eligible to vote in the state for the first time on one date no sooner than the fiftieth day before the election …

The county auditor shall mail to each qualified applicant an official mail ballot with a return identification envelope, voter's affidavit, and instructions according to section 16.1-07-08.

Upon receipt of a mail ballot, an elector shall mark it, sign the return identification envelope, and comply with the instructions provided with the ballot. The elector may return the completed ballot to the county auditor by mail or, by the close of polls on election day, to any…

An elector may obtain a replacement ballot if a mail ballot is destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received by the elector. The elector seeking a replacement ballot shall make the elector's request of the county auditor or appropriate election officer no later than four p.m. on the …

The county auditor shall appoint a mail ballot precinct election board for the purpose of counting mail ballots in the same manner as prescribed in section 16.1-07-12.1. The board may begin scanning the ballots at any time beginning three business days before election day and the…

A mail ballot may be counted only if: 1. The ballot is returned in the return identification envelope by the close of polls on election day; 2. The envelope is signed by the elector to whom the ballot is issued; and 3. The signature has been verified by the election board with th…

When applicable, all election procedures provided in this title must be followed. The only difference between mail ballot voting and absentee voting is, for mail ballot voting, the application for the ballot is mailed to each active voter listed in the central voter file for the …

In this chapter: 1. "Cast" means accepted by the secretary of state in accordance with subsection 2 of section 16.1-14.1-06. 2. "Elector" means an individual selected as a presidential elector under chapter 16.1-14 and this chapter. 3. "President" means president of the United St…

For each elector position in this state, a political party contesting the position shall submit to the secretary of state the names of two qualified individuals. One of the individuals must be designated as the elector nominee and the other as the alternate elector nominee. Excep…

Each elector nominee and alternate elector nominee of a political party shall execute the following pledge: "If selected for the position of elector, I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for president and vice president for the nominees for those offices of the party that nomi…

In submitting this state's certificate of ascertainment as required by 3 U.S.C. 6, the governor shall certify this state's electors and state in the certificate: 1. The electors shall serve as electors unless a vacancy occurs in the office of elector before the end of the meeting…

1. The governor shall preside at the meeting of electors described in section 16.1-14.1-06. 2. The position of an elector not present to vote is vacant. The secretary of state shall appoint an individual as a substitute elector to fill a vacancy as follows: a. If the alternate el…

1. At the time designated for elector voting and after all vacant positions have been filled under section 16.1-14.1-05, the secretary of state shall provide each elector with a presidential and a vice presidential ballot. The elector shall mark the elector's presidential and vic…

1. After the vote of this state's electors is completed, if the final list of electors differs from any list that the governor previously included on a certificate of ascertainment prepared and transmitted under 3 U.S.C. 6, the secretary of state immediately shall prepare documen…