North Dakota is facing a lawsuit over its acceptance of mail-in ballots 13 days after Election Day and is among 18 states and Washington, D.C., that accept and tabulate ballots post-election.
The lawsuit , which was filed Wednesday against North Dakota State Election Director Erika White, alleges that the state’s law to accept ballots up to 13 days after Election Day violates federal law.
North-Dakota-Election-Day-Complaint.pdf For absentee ballots to be accepted by mail in North Dakota, they must be postmarked the day before Election Day and received before the county’s canvassing board meets, which is the 13th day after the election. The state’s law was changed in 2021 to extend a 6-day deadline for accepting ballots after the election to 13 days, according to PILF.According to federal law, the lawsuit contends, Election Day is one day.The filing states, “Federal law prescribes votes to be tabulated on Election Day, as every […]
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