North Dakota Code 16.1-11-12 – Applicant’s name placed on ballot
1. Upon receipt of the petition or certificate of endorsement provided for in section 16.1-11-06, accompanied by an affidavit as provided in section 16.1-11-10, the secretary of state shall place the name of the applicant on the primary election ballot in the party or appropriate section if the documentation meets all applicable requirements.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 16.1-11-12
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- 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 :
- 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
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
2. Upon receipt of the petition or certificate of endorsement provided for in section 16.1-11-11, accompanied by an affidavit as provided in section 16.1-11-10, the county auditor shall place the name of the applicant on the appropriate section of the no-party primary election ballot if the documentation meets all applicable requirements.
3. A candidate whose name was placed on the ballot under this section may have the candidate’s name removed from the ballot by submitting a written request to the appropriate filing officer within forty-eight hours after the filing deadline under section 16.1-11-06 and 16.1-11-11.