Section 16.1-13-41 - Voting by new residents for presidential electors1. The applicant, upon receiving the ballot for presidential electors, immediately shall mark the ballot in the presence of the county auditor but in a manner the official cannot know how the ballot is marked. The applicant subsequently shall fold the ballot in the county auditor's presence to conceal the markings and deposit and seal the ballot in an envelope furnished by the county auditor.2. The voter shall enclose the envelope containing the ballot in a carrier envelope which must be sealed securely. There must be imprinted on the outside of the carrier envelope a statement substantially as follows: CERTIFICATION OF NEW RESIDENT VOTER
I have qualified as a new resident voter in this state to vote for presidential electors. I have not applied nor do I intend to apply for an absent voter's ballot from the state from which I have relocated. I have not voted and I will not vote otherwise than by this ballot.
Dated _________________________
Witness _______________________
County Auditor
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(Signature of Voter)
3. The voter shall sign the certification upon the carrier envelope and subsequently shall deliver the sealed carrier envelope to the county auditor who shall keep the carrier envelope in the county auditor's office until delivered by the county auditor to the inspector of elections of the county absentee ballot precinct.Added by S.L. 2021, ch. 167 (HB 1078),§ 10, eff. 8/1/2021.