North Dakota Code § 16.1-07-09

Canvassing of mailed absent voter's ballot received late
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1. In congressional, state, county, city, or school district elections, an envelope containing 
an absent voter's ballot must be received by the officer before the close of polls on 
election day. An absent voter's ballot received after the close of polls on election day 
must be forwarded to the canvassing board of the county, the governing body of the 
city, or the school board of the school district, as the case may be, at the time the 
returns are canvassed.
2. Before forwarding a ballot to the canvassing board under this section, the officer 
forwarding the ballot shall print the date and time of receipt on the envelope. An absent 
voter may personally deliver the absent voter's ballot to the appropriate officer's office 
at any time before the close of polls on election day. Any envelope containing an 
absent voter's ballot received after the close of polls on election day may not be tallied 
with the ballots timely submitted for the election. Upon receipt, the canvassing board 
shall determine that the elector was qualified to vote in that precinct, that the elector 
did not previously vote in that precinct on the date of the election, and that the 
signatures on the absentee ballot application and the voter's affidavit were signed by 
the same individual before allowing the ballot to be tallied.

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