Voting absentee? Mind your signatures, North Dakota election officials say

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 895

Last Updated: 2 months ago

For voters choosing to use absentee ballots, providing consistent signatures is a key to making sure your ballot is counted.

Absentee voters in North Dakota sign a form when they request a ballot and sign again on the envelope when they submit their ballot.

Election officials might reject that ballot if the signatures aren’t similar.

“The matching signatures is really a secure mechanism to make sure that the person who applies for the …

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