The secretary of state shall establish a uniform procedure for county auditors to follow when notifying a military or overseas voter that the voter's absentee ballot was rejected. The procedure must provide that the notice include the reason why the voter's absentee ballot was rejected as provided by section 707 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 [ Pub. L. 107-252; 116 Stat. 1666; 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1 ].
N.D.C.C. § 16.1-07-17