Find Where You Go to Vote Based on Where You Live
How Do I Vote?
No matter how you choose to vote, North Dakota’s Central Voter File Ensures One Vote = One Person. Even if you mailed an absentee ballot and show up at the polls to cast a vote, your voter record will show if you have "officially" cast your vote. Whichever ballot is received first will result in your voter record being updated and not allow you to vote again in that election.
North Dakotans have three options for casting their vote.
- Absentee Voting
- Early Voting
- Election Day at the Polls
Some communities offer early voting at certain dates and times prior to Election Day.
- Cast your vote in person when convenient for you.
- Once you check-in at an early voting site, your voter record is updated.
When voting in person, the poll worker at the polling location will review your ID and will ask three questions. These questions are a verbal acknowledgement that you are indeed eligible to vote in North Dakota.
- Are you at least 18 years of age?
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Have you lived in North Dakota for the last 30 days?
Check if your county offers early voting at Early Voting Available Counties.
Vote on Election Day at a polling location in your precinct.
- Once you check in at a polling location, your voter record is updated to show you have voted.
When voting in person, the poll worker at the polling location will review your ID and will ask three questions. These questions are a verbal acknowledgment that you are indeed eligible to vote in North Dakota.
- Are you at least 18 years of age?
- Are you a U.S. citizen?
- Have you lived in North Dakota for the last 30 days?
Voters are never mailed a ballot without first requesting one through an absentee ballot application.
- Vote by mail counties mail voting age residents absentee ballot applications.
- In all other counties, the voter requests an absentee ballot application.
Learn more about Absentee Voting
A vote center is a polling location where all qualified voters can vote no matter where they live within that county. Individuals can vote at any vote center in the county and typically pick a location that is convenient for them.
Be sure to check My Voting Information to see your polling location options. Not all counties offer vote centers.
Voting at a Polling Location
If you’ve never voted before, haven’t voted for a while, or are new to North Dakota, you might have questions about how to vote. The North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office is here to be your source for trusted, reliable election information
Voting Steps
- Make sure you meet the three North Dakota voting requirements.
- Make sure you have a valid ID.
- See a sample ballot and what you are voting on.
- Find your polling location.
- When you arrive at your polling location, a poll worker will verify your ID, ask if you meet the three voting requirements, and check you in.
- Head to the judges' table to pick up a ballot.
- Vote in a voting booth with a pen or use the ExpressVote ballot marking device.
- Make a mistake? You can ask for a new ballot.
- Take your ballot the paper ballot tabulator and insert.
- Grab your "I VOTED" sticker. You Did It!
Click the image for a letter-size printable version of the flyer.
Voting Equipment
Want to learn more about the types of equipment used at the polling location?