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1. What forms
do I need to file to run for a county office?
2. What forms do I need to file to run for a city office?
3. What forms do I need to file to run for a school
district office?
4. How do I find out which legislative and commission
district that I live in?
5. What should I bring with me on Election Day to the
polling place?
6. How do I avoid long lines at the polls?
7.
What is a cross vote?
8.
As a college student, what requirements must I meet
to vote in Cass County?
1.
What forms do I need to file to run for a county office?
A
candidate for a county office shall turn in a completed
SFN 2704 Petition/Certificate of Nomination, SFN 2703
Affidavit of Candidacy and SFN 10172 Statement of
Interest to their County Auditor by 4:00 PM on April
17, 2006. Please contact your county auditor regarding
the required number of signatures for the petition.
2.
What forms do I need to file to run for a city office?
A
candidate for a city office shall turn in a completed
SFN 2704 Petition/Certificate of Nomination and a
completed SFN 10172 Statement of Interest to their
City Auditor by 4:00 PM on April 17, 2006. Please
contact your local city auditor regarding the required
number of signatures for the petition.
3.
What forms do I need to file to run for a school district
office?
A
candidate for a school district office shall file
a statement with the candidate's name and the position
for which they are applying for and a completed SFN
10172 Statement of Interest with their School Business
Manager by 4:00 PM on April 17, 2006.
4. How do I find out which legislative
and commission district that I live in?
Go to the GIS
Property Data Search website, enter in your address
then click on Go. This will take you to a screen that
lists your precinct, legislative district, commission
district, polling location and address.
5.
What should I bring with me on Election Day to the polling
place?
When
you appear at the polling location, state law requires
that the poll clerk ask you to provide identification
to verify your eligibility to vote in that precinct.
An
acceptable form of voter identification must include
a residential address (a post office box number cannot
be accepted), preferably a photograph as well as your
date of birth.
Appropriate
forms of identification include:
- A valid North Dakota issued Driver's
License
- A valid North Dakota issued State
Identification Card (non-Driver's License)
- A valid Federally issued identification
card - (1) Passport or (2) Agency Identification Card
- A valid Tribal Government issued
identification card (with address)
- A valid Student Identification Card
(with address)
- A valid United States Military Identification
Card (with address)
- A utility bill dated 30 days prior
to Election Day, with the name and residential address
(Post Office Box Number cannot be accepted)
- Change of Address Verification Letter
from US Post Office
If
you don't have any document to prove your address,
you can still vote! The poll workers will ask you
to complete a Voter's Affidavit. The voter's affidavit
is a simple form on which you certify that you meet
the requirements for voting in that particular precinct.
Following the election, a review of the voter's affidavits
will take place to verify the information provided.
If
a member of the election board knows that you meet
the criteria as a qualified elector of the precinct,
you may vote without needing to complete a Voter's
Affidavit. You must provide your name, residential
address and birth date to the poll clerk who must
then complete an affidavit attesting to the fact that
they know you are a qualified elector.
6.
How do I avoid long lines at the polls?
To
avoid long lines at the polls, vote at off-peak times.
Polls are busiest from about 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM, 11:30
AM to 1:30 PM and then again at 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
Voting from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM and from 1:30 PM to
4:30 PM is lighter and may save you time when going
to the polls.
7.
What is a cross vote?
In
the June election, you may vote for candidates in
only one political party. That means you may
not vote for a Republican in one office and
a Democrat for another office. You must vote
for candidates in one political party. This
requirement is for statewide political races on the
June ballot only. Political races on the November
ballot may be voted any way you like. The new
voting equipment used at every polling location will
notify you if you have incorrectly voted for candidates
in more than one political party.
8.
As a college student, what requirements must I meet
to vote in Cass County?
College
students need to meet the four requirements that all
voters must meet--18 years of age; United States citizen;
North Dakota resident; and have lived in their precinct
for 30 days before the election. Students that
are from North Dakota and currently reside in Cass
County usually meet the four requirements but often
elect to vote by absentee in their home county because
they want to maintain that as their residence.
Students maintaining their North Dakota residency
while attending school out of state are eligible to
vote by absentee ballot using their North Dakota address.
Students that are residents of Minnesota or other
states should request an absentee ballot from the
state they maintain as their residence.
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