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ND HB1361

Bill

Status

Passed

4/12/2013

Primary Sponsor

Lawrence Klemin

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Origin

House of Representatives

63rd Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires school district boards to designate one or more election precincts and polling places at least 35 days before annual elections, dividing electors as equally as possible.

  • Allows counties to utilize vote centers containing all precincts so any qualified county elector may vote at any polling location, in addition to voting at their residential precinct or by absentee ballot.

  • Makes it a class A misdemeanor for any individual to vote or attempt to vote more than once in a single election.

  • Establishes that voting places for precincts within incorporated cities must be designated and altered by the city governing body rather than county commissioners.

  • Changes terminology throughout election law from "precinct" to "polling place" where referring to specific voting locations, creating a clearer distinction between election precincts (geographic areas) and polling places (specific voting locations).

Legislative Description

Election precincts and voting places.

Last Action

Signed by Governor 04/12

4/12/2013

Committee Referrals

Government and Veterans Affairs1/21/2013

Full Bill Text

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