1.    The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall provide a report to the secretary of state, including the name, address, date of birth, date of sentence, effective date of the sentence, and county in which the conviction occurred, if available, of each individual who has been convicted of a felony and incarcerated under the legal and physical custody of the department of corrections and rehabilitation since the last report. The report must be provided every Monday     morning. The secretary of state shall designate each individual in the report with an ineligible voter status in the central voter file.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 16.1-02-08.1

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • 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

2.    The director of the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall provide a report to the secretary of state, including the name, address, and date of birth, if available, of each individual previously convicted of and incarcerated for a felony whose civil rights have been restored as provided in chapter 12.1-33 since the last report. The report must be provided every Monday morning. The secretary of state shall change the ineligible voter status of the individual in the central voter file to the appropriate status.

3.    An individual who has been convicted of and incarcerated for a felony and whose civil rights have been restored as provided under chapter 12.1-33 must be allowed to vote if the individual meets the qualifications of an elector under section 16.1-01-04. The county auditor shall change the status of the individual’s record in the central voter file as necessary.

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