ID REQUIRED FOR VOTING
Requirements for Identification

(NDCC § 16.1-01-04.1)

➢ Identification must include the voter’s:
✓ Name
✓ Current North Dakota Residential Address
✓ Date of Birth

Acceptable Forms of Identification:
➢ Voting at the Polling Place – A Valid North Dakota:
✓ Driver’s license
✓ Nondriver’s identification card
✓ Tribal government issued identification (including those issued by BIA for a tribe located in
North Dakota, any other tribal agency or entity, or any other document that sets forth the
tribal member’s name, date of birth, and current North Dakota residential address)
✓ Long term care identification certificate (provided by North Dakota facility)

➢ Supplemental Documentation
✓ If an individual’s valid form of identification does not include the North Dakota residential
address or date of birth, or the North Dakota residential address is not current, the individual
may supplement the identification with a current utility bill; a current bank statement; a check
or a document issued by a federal, state, local, or tribal government (including those issued
by BIA for a tribe located in North Dakota, any other tribal agency or entity, or any other
document that sets forth the tribal member’s name, date of birth, and current North Dakota
residential address); or a paycheck.

➢ Set Aside Ballot Option
✓ If an individual is not able to show a valid form of identification but asserts qualifications as
an elector, the individual may mark a ballot that will be securely set aside. When the individual
provides valid identification to the proper election official prior to the meeting of the
canvassing board, the set aside ballot will be presented to the canvassing board for proper
inclusion in the tally.

➢ Voting Absentee or by Mail – A Valid:
✓ Form of identification listed above

➢ Voting Absentee or by Mail – Special Circumstances – A Valid:
✓ Passport or Military ID – Only for North Dakota residents living outside the United States
who do not possess one of the other forms of identification.
✓ Attester – An applicant without an acceptable form of identification may use an attester. The
attester must provide his or her name, North Dakota driver’s license, nondriver’s, or tribal
identification number, and sign the absentee/mail ballot application form to attest to the
applicant’s North Dakota residency and voting eligibility.
✓ NDCC § 16.1-07-06 states:
✓ A copy of the supplemental documentation, if necessary, can be used when applying for an
absentee/mail ballot.
✓ Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant for completion and resubmission.

Updated September 2018