North Dakota: Do you need an ID to vote?
North Dakota requires voters to show an ID with name, North Dakota address and birth date. The accepted IDs include some without photos.
North Dakota has no voter registration, so ID is how eligibility is checked. Accepted IDs are a North Dakota driver's license or nondriver ID, a tribal ID or tribal letter, or, for nursing home residents, a long-term care certificate. Utility bills, bank statements, paychecks and government documents can only fill in a missing or outdated address or birth date. A voter with no valid ID may mark a set-aside ballot, which counts only if ID is shown before the county canvassing board meets 13 days after the election.
Conditions
- ID must show legal name, current North Dakota residential address and date of birth
- Without ID, set-aside ballot counts only if ID is shown before the canvassing board meets 13 days after the election
What the law says
A qualified elector shall provide a valid form of identification ... For an individual living in a long-term care facility, a long-term care certificate prescribed by the secretary of state and issued by a long-term care facility in this state; ... If an individual is not able to show a valid form of identification but asserts qualifications as an elector in the precinct in which the individual desires to vote, the individual may mark a ballot that must be set aside securely in a sealed envelope designed by the secretary of state.
Sources
- N.D.C.C. § 16.1-01-04.1 (FindLaw) Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
- North Dakota Secretary of State: Forms of Voter ID Official · sos.nd.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- North Dakota Secretary of State, Elections Unit
- Phone
- 701-328-2900
- Website
- sos.nd.gov
How bordering states compare
- Minnesota No ID document requiredMinnesota voters who are already registered don't show ID. They sign the polling place roster.
- Montana Photo ID requestedMontana asks in-person voters for photo ID. Without it, a voter casts a provisional ballot, which the statute counts when the signature matches.
- South Dakota Photo ID requestedSouth Dakota asks voters for photo ID, but a voter without one can sign an identity affidavit and vote a regular ballot.
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