North Dakota Century Code Title 16.1. Elections § 16.1-12-04. Certificates of nomination--Time and place of filing

1. Certificates of nomination for nominees for offices to be filled by the qualified electors of the entire state must be filed with the secretary of state. Not less than fifty-five days before any general or special election to fill any statewide office, the secretary of state shall electronically transmit a certified list to each county auditor the names of the individuals nominated for statewide office according to this chapter as shown on the certificates of nomination filed in the secretary of state's office.

2. Certificates of nomination for nominees for county offices must be filed with the county auditor of the county in which the candidate resides.

3. Certificates of nomination must, without regard to the means of delivery, be filed and in the actual possession of the appropriate officer not later than four p.m. on the sixty-fourth day prior to the day of election.

4. The secretary of state and the county auditors shall keep on file for six months all certificates of nomination filed with them under this chapter and all certificates of nomination must be open to public inspection during regular business hours.