North Dakota Century Code Title 16.1. Elections § 16.1-11-27. Arrangement of names on ballots

1. The ballot must first be arranged with all the names for each office on the ballot in an order determined by lot by the county auditor and prepared by the county auditor for all state, district, and county offices. The position of names that require alternating under the provisions of this section must be alternated by an algorithm approved by the secretary of state designed to ensure to the extent possible that each name on the ballot for an office is listed in each position order on an equal number of precinct ballots spread across the county. There must be a different alternation sequence for each of the following, based on the geographical area by which the office is filled:

2. Although the names are to be alternated within the offices on the ballot, the name order for an office is to be the same for all ballots within a precinct.