§ 16.1-16-01 Election recounts
§ 16.1-16-02 Who may contest election
§ 16.1-16-03 Commencement of action – Parties – Status of contestee
§ 16.1-16-04 Time for commencement of action
§ 16.1-16-05 Grounds for election contest
§ 16.1-16-06 Election contest to be tried as civil action – Precedence on court calendar
§ 16.1-16-07 Contest involving irregularity of ballots – Preservation of ballots
§ 16.1-16-08 Judgment in election contest action
§ 16.1-16-09 Appeal of election contest judgment
§ 16.1-16-10 Legislative contest of election

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 16.1-16 - Recounts and Contest of Elections

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Ballot: means a paper ballot from which the votes for candidates and questions are tabulated by hand or by a voting system. See North Dakota Code 16.1-06-12
  • candidate: means :

    1. See North Dakota Code 16.1-01-00.1

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • qualified elector: means a citizen of the United States who is eighteen years of age or older; and is a resident of this state and of the area affected by the petition. See North Dakota Code 1-01-51
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42