Voting absentee? Mind your signatures, North Dakota election officials say [View all]

For voters choosing to use absentee ballots, providing consistent signatures is a key to making sure your ballot is counted.

Absentee voters in North Dakota sign a form when they request a ballot and sign again on the envelope when they submit their ballot.

Election officials might reject that ballot if the signatures aren’t similar.

“The matching signatures is really a secure mechanism to make sure that the person who applies for the ballot is the person that casts the ballot,” said Erika White, elections director with the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office.





https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/05/26/voting-absentee-mind-your-signatures-north-dakota-election-officials-say/