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North Dakota Century Code Title 16.1. Elections § 16.1-11-21. County auditor to publish sample primary election ballot and notice of time and place of election

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The county auditor shall publish, once each week for two consecutive weeks before the primary election, in the official county newspaper, and if no newspaper is published in the county then in a newspaper published in an adjoining county in the state, a notice accompanied by a statement substantially the same as: “The arrangement of candidate names on ballots in your precinct may vary from the published sample ballots, depending on the precinct and legislative district in which you reside.” The notice must include:

1. A copy of the sample ballot of the primary election, as arranged by order and direction of the county auditor. The form of the sample ballot must conform in all respects to the form prescribed for the sample primary ballot by the secretary of state. The county auditor shall publish the sample ballot in all forms appropriate for the method or methods of voting in the county. Candidates from each legislative district that falls within the boundaries of the county must be listed in a separate box or category within the sample ballot by legislative district number to enable the voters in each legislative district to ascertain the legislative candidates in their specific district.

2. The date of the primary election.

3. The hours during which the polls will be open.

4. The name and address for each polling place in the county.

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