North Dakota Century Code Title 16.1. Elections § 16.1-07-09. Canvassing of mailed absent voter's ballot received late

1. In congressional, state, county, city, or school district elections, an envelope containing an absent voter's ballot must be received by the officer before the close of polls on election day. An absent voter's ballot received after the close of polls on election day must be forwarded to the canvassing board of the county, the governing body of the city, or the school board of the school district, as the case may be, at the time the returns are canvassed.

2. Before forwarding a ballot to the canvassing board under this section, the officer forwarding the ballot shall print the date and time of receipt on the envelope. An absent voter may personally deliver the absent voter's ballot to the appropriate officer's office at any time before the close of polls on election day. Any envelope containing an absent voter's ballot received after the close of polls on election day may not be tallied with the ballots timely submitted for the election. Upon receipt, the canvassing board shall determine that the elector was qualified to vote in that precinct, that the elector did not previously vote in that precinct on the date of the election, and that the signatures on the absentee ballot application and the voter's affidavit were signed by the same individual before allowing the ballot to be tallied.