HB 1099 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 16.1-06-07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the printing of presidential candidate names on a general election ballot.

HB 1099 changes North Dakota's election code to require that presidential candidates' names be printed on the general election ballot. This directly affects voters in North Dakota elections and election officials who manage ballot preparation. The bill amends specific code language to mandate this printing, ensuring candidate names appear clearly on ballots without additional requirements. The change applies to all general election ballots for the presidency.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

FIRST ENGROSSMENT → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill updates the formatting requirements for presidential elector names on North Dakota general election ballots. It clarifies how presidential candidate names should be positioned relative to elector names and specifies that a single oval mark should represent a vote for all electors in the group.

Scope change

The bill applies to all presidential election years in North Dakota for general election ballots.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the placement of presidential candidate surnames to appear to the left and opposite the center of each group of elector names, with the candidate's full name placed in a single oval.

Clarified that a mark within the oval designated for the presidential candidate must count as a vote for all electors in that group.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting inconsistencies in the original text, such as repeated words ('surnamename', 'surnamethe', 'suchan') and standardized the bill layout from First Engrossment to Enrollment.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025 · House Jan 17, 2025

How they voted

46–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 47

Mar 25, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican42

41 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 7, 2025

Introduced

Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03

legislature

Apr 4, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor 04/02

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Hearing 10:30

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Second reading, passed, yeas 89 nays 0

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment adopted, placed on calendar

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Hearing 10:30

lower

Jan 7, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, first reading, referred Judiciary Committee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors