2021-2022 Regular SessionNorth Dakota Legislature

1253: Election administration and the removal of obsolete language; and to provide a penalty.

Legislative Summary

AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, a new section to chapter 16.1-01, sections 16.1-07-13.1 and 16.1-12-10, and a new section to chapter 54-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration; to amend and reenact section 15.1-09-15, subsection 1 of section 16.1-01-01, section 16.1-01-03, subsection 5 of section 16.1-01-04.1, sections 16.1-01-05.1, 16.1-01-06, 16.1-01-07, and 16.1-01-08, subsection 5 of section 16.1-01-09, subsection 7 of section 16.1-01-09.1, sections 16.1-01-12, 16.1-01-16, and 16.1-01-17, the new section to chapter 16.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, as created by section 1 of House Bill No. 1256, as approved by the sixty-seventh legislative assembly, sections 16.1-02-01, 16.1-02-02, 16.1-02-05, 16.1-02-06, 16.1-02-07, 16.1-02-10, 16.1-02-11, and 16.1-02-13, subsection 2 of section 16.1-05-01, sections 16.1-06-02, 16.1-06-04, 16.1-06-11, 16.1-06-12, 16.1-06-14, 16.1-06-17, 16.1-06-18, 16.1-06-19, 16.1-06-25, and 16.1-06-26, subsection 1 of section 16.1-07-05, sections 16.1-07-06, 16.1-07-07, 16.1-07-08, 16.1-07-09, and 16.1-07-10, subsection 1 of section 16.1-07-12.1, sections 16.1-07-15, 16.1-08.1-01, 16.1-08.1-03.1, 16.1-10-07, 16.1-11-05.1, 16.1-11-06, 16.1-11-10, 16.1-11-11, 16.1-11-12, 16.1-11-16, 16.1-11-18, 16.1-11-19, 16.1-11-20, 16.1-11-21, 16.1-11-22, 16.1-11-31, 16.1-11-32, 16.1-11-33, 16.1-11-35, 16.1-11-36, 16.1-11-37, 16.1-11-39, 16.1-11.1-02, 16.1-11.1-03, 16.1-11.1-08, 16.1-12-01, 16.1-12-02.1, 16.1-12-03, 16.1-12-06, 16.1-12-07, 16.1-12-09, 16.1-13-05, 16.1-13-09, 16.1-13-14, 16.1-13-17, 16.1-13-18, 16.1-13-19, 16.1-13-23, 16.1-13-25, 16.1-13-27, 16.1-13-28, 16.1-13-29, 16.1-13-30, and 16.1-13-31, subsection 1 of section 16.1-15-01, and sections 16.1-15-01.1, 16.1-15-02, 16.1-15-08, 16.1-15-09, 16.1-15-10, 16.1-15-13, 16.1-15-15, 16.1-15-17, 16.1-15-19, 16.1-15-20, 16.1-15-21, 16.1-15-25, 16.1-15-30, 16.1-15-37, 16.1-15-42, 16.1-15-43, 16.1-15-45, 16.1-15-47, 16.1-16-01, 16.1-16-02, 16.1-16-04, 16.1-16-05, and 16.1-16-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration; to repeal sections 16.1-06-10.1, 16.1-07-11, 16.1-07-13, and 16.1-13-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration and the removal of obsolete language; and to provide a penalty.

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Bill History

1/11/2021
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2021
Committee Hearing 02:00
House of Representatives
2/22/2021
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 13 0 1
House of Representatives
2/23/2021
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
House of Representatives
2/24/2021
Second reading, passed, yeas 93 nays 1
House of Representatives
3/3/2021
Received from House
Senate
3/3/2021
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
Senate
4/2/2021
Committee Hearing 08:00
Senate
4/8/2021
Committee Hearing 09:00
Senate
4/12/2021
Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 7 0 0
Senate
4/13/2021
Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
Senate
4/14/2021
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 43 nays 4
Senate
4/14/2021
Returned to House (12)
House of Representatives
4/16/2021
Refused to concur
House of Representatives
4/16/2021
Conference committee appointed Kasper Louser Schneider
House of Representatives
4/16/2021
Conference committee appointed Vedaa Meyer Marcellais
Senate
4/23/2021
Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar
House of Representatives
4/23/2021
Conference committee report adopted
House of Representatives
4/23/2021
Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0
House of Representatives
4/23/2021
Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar
Senate
4/26/2021
Conference committee report rejected
Senate
4/26/2021
New conference committee appointed Kasper Louser Schneider
House of Representatives
4/27/2021
Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar
House of Representatives
4/27/2021
Conference committee report rejected
House of Representatives
4/27/2021
New conference committee appointed Kasper Louser Schneider
House of Representatives
4/28/2021
Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar
House of Representatives
4/28/2021
Conference committee report adopted
House of Representatives
4/28/2021
Second reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 0
House of Representatives
4/29/2021
Reported back from conference committee, amend, placed on calendar
Senate
4/29/2021
Conference committee report adopted
Senate
4/29/2021
Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 44 nays 3
Senate
4/29/2021
Signed by President
Senate
4/29/2021
Signed by Speaker
House of Representatives
4/29/2021
Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/20/2021
Signed by Governor 04/30
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate Second reading
4/29/2021
44
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Second reading
4/29/2021
44
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Second reading
4/28/2021
87
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Second reading
4/28/2021
87
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Second reading
4/23/2021
91
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Second reading
4/23/2021
91
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Second reading
4/14/2021
43
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Second reading
2/24/2021
93
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/20/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text5/4/2021345.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/28/202154.4 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/28/2021358.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/23/202154.9 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/23/2021359.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/12/202149.9 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/12/2021354.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/22/202150.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/22/2021351.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/11/2021350.9 KB