The central voter file must contain the following information for each individual included in the file:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 16.1-02-12

  • 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
  • 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

1.    The complete legal name of the individual.

2.    The complete residential address of the individual.

3.    The complete mailing address of the individual, if different from the individual’s residential address.

4.    The unique identifier generated and assigned to the individual.

5.    A status designation of the individual’s eligibility to vote in a precinct.

6.    The county, legislative district, city or township, school district, county commissioner district, if applicable, precinct name, and precinct number in which the individual resides.

7.    Beginning in 2008, four years of an individual’s voting history, if applicable.

8.    Date of birth.

9.    The individual’s driver’s license or nondriver identification card number issued by the department of transportation, or the unique identifier from an official form of identification issued by a tribal government to a tribal member residing in this state.

10.    Any other information requested of and obtained from the individual deemed necessary by the secretary of state for the proper administration of the central voter file.