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North Dakota
ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION
Established party qualifications :
Had printed on the ballot at the last presidential
election the names of a set of presidential electors
or a candidate for governor and those candidates
received at least 5% of the total vote cast for those offices
Third party qualifications:
Petition: 7,000 signatures
Deadline: 4 pm the 60th day before the primary
[16.1-11-30]
Primary ballot access:
File a certificate of endorsement [17196], an affidavit of candidacy [2703], and a statement of interests form [10172]
Deadline: 4 pm 60 days before the primary [16.1-11-07]
General ballot access for independent candidates:
File a certificate of nomination for Presidential
Electors [50905], an affidavit of candidacy
[52500], and a statement of interests [10172]
Petition: 4,000 signatures [2704]
Deadline: 60 days before the general election
Last day to withdraw from the ballot: 60 days before the election
CAUCUS STATE: NO PRIMARY [16.1-11-02]
Note: In 2000, a presidential contest was not held.
The parties held caucuses to determine their
presidential candidate. The 2004 presidential
election, according to code, is going to revert back to
the Presidential Preference Contest. However, this is
going to be debate in the 2003 session on whether to
keep it a Presidential Preference Contest held in
February or make it a caucus process again.
Voter registration: no voter registration
Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....
Write-In Information
A person who intends to be a write-in candidate for President of the United States at the November 4, 2008 General Election shall file a sworn Certificate of Write-In Candidacy with the Secretary of State by 4:00 p.m. on October 14, 2008.
The sworn Certificate of Write-In Candidacy must contain the complete address of the candidate and the names and complete addresses of the candidate’s 3 presidential electors. A sworn certificate of acceptance signed by the candidate’s presidential electors must accompany the Certificate of Write-In Candidacy.
The certificate of acceptance for each elector is included as part of the Certificate of Write-In Candidacy. If the presidential candidate has a vice-presidential running mate, the name and complete address of the running mate shall be contained on the Certificate of Write-In Candidacy as well. If there is no vice-presidential running mate, the certificate shall be appropriately marked. The sworn vice-presidential certificate of acceptance is also included as part of the Certificate of Write-In Candidacy.
NDCC Ch. 16.1-12-02.2
A Complete Filing Must Include
1. A Certificate of Write-In Candidacy President of the United States General Election (SFN 18440);
2. A Statement of Interests (SFN 10172) or a like personal disclosure statement required by the Federal Election Commission for presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
The filing deadline with the Secretary of State is October 14, 2008 by 4:00 p.m.
Source:
Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/
