North Dakota Statutes
§ 16.1-15-39 — Disagreements in canvassing returns by canvassing board - Disregarding technicalities, misspelled words, and abbreviations
technicalities, misspelled words, and abbreviations.
In canvassing the returns and verifying the computed final results received from the various
counties, a majority of the members of the state canvassing board shall decide all matters of
disagreement. The board shall disregard all technicalities, misspelling, the use of initial letters,
and the abbreviations of the names of candidates if it can be ascertained from the returns for
whom the votes were intended.
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§ 16.1-01-00.1
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Special election - Special procedures§ 16.1-01-02.3
Special election costs - Reimbursement§ 16.1-01-03
Opening and closing of the polls§ 16.1-01-04
Qualifications of electors - Voting requirements§ 16.1-01-04.1
Identification verifying eligibility as an elector§ 16.1-01-04.2
Residence for voting - Rules for determining§ 16.1-01-05.1
Voter lists - Addition or transfer of names§ 16.1-01-06
Highest number of votes elects§ 16.1-01-06.1
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