A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying primary election procedures applying to partisan races and whether the use of a separate ballot based on political party would enrich the primary election held in the state.

SCR 4016 is a resolution directing North Dakota's Legislative Management to study whether using separate ballots for partisan primary elections (organized by political party) would improve the primary election process. It does not change current election rules but asks for an analysis of this specific ballot structure, which is not currently used in North Dakota. The study would also examine how political parties access voter data from primary elections, as referenced in the resolution's context. This resolution, which failed to pass in February 2025, only directs a study and does not implement any new policy. It affects Legislative Management staff, who would conduct the study and report findings to the next legislative session.