North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota SB2175: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 16.1-06-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to conducting and reporting postelection audits.
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2025
Relating to conducting and reporting postelection audits.
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact section 16.1-06-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to conducting and reporting postelection audits.
From the enrolled text, March 18, 2025:
AN ACT to amend and reenact section 16.1-06-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to conducting and reporting postelection audits. SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 16.1-06-15 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 16.1-06-15. Mandatory testing of voting systems before each election and after tabulation of ballots. 1. All voting systems used in this state must be tested according to guidelines established by the secretary of state and as follows to ascertain whether the automatic tabulating equipment will accurately count the votes cast for all offices and measures. The testing must be conducted prior tobefore each election at which the system will be used. The testing must be done by the county auditor or county auditor's designee, and after each test, the testing materials and any preaudited ballots used during the test must be sealed and retained in the same manner as election materials after an election. 2. The test of a voting system employing paper ballots must be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots on which are recorded a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and measure and must include for each office one or more ballots which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating equipment to …
Sponsors
- Kristin Roers (R, 27) · primary sponsor
- Keith Boehm (R, 33)
- Jose Castaneda (R, 40)
- Donna Henderson (R, 15)
- Jared Hendrix (R, 10)
- Bernie Satrom (R, 12)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20
- : Signed by Governor 03/19
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed by President
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Returned to Senate
- : Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 2
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 10 2 1
- : Committee Hearing 01:30
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
Votes
- Final Passage (March 13, 2025): 87 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Final Passage (January 28, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB2175?
- SB2175 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): AN ACT to amend and reenact section 16.1-06-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to conducting and reporting postelection audits.
- What does SB2175 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend and reenact section 16.1-06-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to conducting and reporting postelection audits.
- What is the status of SB2175?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20 (March 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2175?
- Kristin Roers (R, 27), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2175?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2175.html
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