A mail ballot may be counted only if:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 16.1-11.1-07

1.    The ballot is returned in the return identification envelope with a postmark or official date stamp of at least the day before the election and received prior to the meeting of the canvassing board; 2.    The envelope is signed by the elector to whom the ballot is issued; and

3.    The signature has been verified by the election board with the signature on the elector’s mail ballot application form.