How to vote in North Dakota

Registration deadlines, ID, mail and early voting in North Dakota, in plain English, with the official links. The North Dakota Secretary of State, Elections Division is the final word on every rule.

Official election office
Register online No online registration
Register by mail North Dakota has no voter registration, so there is no registration deadline.
Register in person North Dakota has no voter registration, so there is no registration deadline.
Same-day registration Not applicable: there is no voter registration; eligible residents (U.S. citizen, 18 or older, living in North Dakota for 30 days) vote by showing valid ID.
Voter ID A valid ID showing your current North Dakota residential address is required (ND driver's license or non-driver ID, tribal ID or tribal letter, or a long-term care certificate); without it you vote a set-aside ballot and must show ID within 13 days after the election.
Voting by mail Absentee ballot by application (vote-by-mail counties send applications to every voting-age resident); ballots must be received by the close of polls on Election Day and cannot be dropped off at polling places.
Early voting Some counties offer in-person early voting on set dates before Election Day; check with your county auditor.

Checked against the North Dakota election office's website on November 8, 2026. Deadlines are for general elections; primaries, runoffs and local elections can differ. Military and overseas voters have their own rules at FVAP.gov.

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