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Find a Sample Ballot

Find a sample ballot based on where you live by going to the My Voting Information portal and entering your address.

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In the My Voting Information portal, your Sample Ballot can be viewed by clicking on the "My Ballot" dropdown in the menu.

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Ballot Sections

Ballots in North Dakota have three sections in which voters make choices on: 

  1. Partisan Races - federal, legislative, and statewide 
  2. No-Party Races - county, city, school, and other statewide non-partisan races 
  3. Ballot Measures - all measures brought forward by the legislature, local jurisdictions, or by the public petition process

Casting a Ballot

Did you know you have options when marking your ballot? Expand the sections below or watch the video from Secretary Howe to learn more.

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The choice of what to vote for on the ballot is yours. Any race you choose to vote for will be counted, if correctly marked.

Marking too many candidates in a race. Example: Vote for 1 but 2 or more ovals are filled in. 

  • You are alerted when your ballot is inserted in the ballot tabulator that you have an over vote. 

  • You can fix the mistake with a new ballot or cast ballot as-is – the over voted race will be voided but all other correctly marked races will count.

Vote only for the races you want to. Your ballot will still count.

Vote for 1 candidate, even if the race says choose 2. Your ballot will still count.

In Primary Elections, you can only vote for 1 political party in federal, legislative, and statewide (party) races. 

If you vote for candidates in more than 1 political party:

  • You are alerted when your ballot is inserted in the ballot tabulator that you have a crossover vote.
  • You can fix the mistake with a new ballot or cast ballot as-is – party races on front of ballot will be voided but all other correctly marked races will count.

Marking Your 2024 General Election Ballot Video