HB 1369 Summary

• Requires qualified electors to provide valid identification before receiving a ballot, including driver's license, tribal ID, or supplemental documents showing legal name, current North Dakota residential address, and date of birth.

• Establishes that electors unable to provide valid identification may mark a provisional ballot set aside in a sealed envelope, which can be verified by election officials before the canvassing board meets on the sixth day after election.

• Defines voting residence as the street address verified by the individual when requesting a ballot, with residency changes established by residing at a new address for thirty days and verifying that address.

• Creates new identification card categories for noncitizens at the Department of Transportation, designed to be clearly distinguishable from citizen identification cards and replaceable only upon proof of U.S. citizenship.

• Adds election offenses and penalties including class A misdemeanor and class C felony violations for illegal voting, ballot fraud, and election administration violations.