This text of North Dakota § 16.1-07-17 (Notification of rejected absentee ballots cast by military and overseas voters) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
voters.
The secretary of state shall establish a uniform procedure for county auditors to follow when
notifying a military or overseas voter that the voter's absentee ballot was rejected. The
procedure must provide that the notice include the reason why the voter's absentee ballot was
rejected as provided by section 707 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 [Pub. L. 107-252; 116
Stat. 1666; 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1].
16.1-07-18. Definitions.
In sections 16.1-07-18 through 16.1-07-33:
1."Covered voter" means:
a.A uniformed-service voter whose voting residence is in this state;
b.An overseas voter who, before leaving the United States, was last eligible to vote
in this state and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this
state's voter eligibility requirements;
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voters.
The secretary of state shall establish a uniform procedure for county auditors to follow when
notifying a military or overseas voter that the voter's absentee ballot was rejected. The
procedure must provide that the notice include the reason why the voter's absentee ballot was
rejected as provided by section 707 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 [Pub. L. 107-252; 116
Stat. 1666; 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1].
16.1-07-18. Definitions.
In sections 16.1-07-18 through 16.1-07-33:
1. "Covered voter" means:
a. A uniformed-service voter whose voting residence is in this state;
b. An overseas voter who, before leaving the United States, was last eligible to vote
in this state and, except for a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this
state's voter eligibility requirements;
c. An overseas voter who, before leaving the United States, would have been last
eligible to vote in this state had the voter then been of voting age and, except for
a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility
requirements; or
d. Any other overseas voter who was born outside the United States and, except for
a state residency requirement, otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility
requirements, if:
(1) The last place where a parent or legal guardian of the voter was, or under
this Act would have been, eligible to vote before leaving the United States is
within this state; and
(2) The voter has not previously registered to vote or voted in any other state.
2. "Dependent" means an individual recognized as a dependent by the applicable
uniformed service.
3. "Military-overseas ballot" means:
a. A federal write-in absentee ballot described in the Uniformed and Overseas
Citizens Absentee Voting Act [103, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-2];
b. A ballot specifically prepared or distributed for use by a covered voter in
accordance with sections 16.1-07-19 through 16.1-07-33; or
c. A ballot cast by a covered voter in accordance with sections 16.1-07-19 through