North Dakota Election Results 2026: Voting has ended

Yes. North Dakota has no voter registration; instead every voter must show an acceptable ID: a North Dakota driver's license or non-driver ID (regular or Real ID; digital IDs are not accepted), a tribal government-issued ID or tribal letter, or a long-term care certificate issued by a North Dakota facility to a resident. If your North Dakota ID does not show your current address, bring it with supplemental documentation showing the updated address, such as a current bank statement or utility bill, paycheck, or a government-issued check or document; out-of-state IDs cannot be used this way. A voter without valid ID may vote a set-aside ballot and must present valid ID within 13 days after the election.

North Dakota does not have voter registration, so there is nothing to register for. You may vote in North Dakota if you are a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, and have lived in North Dakota for 30 days before the election. Instead of registering you show an acceptable ID with your current residential address (North Dakota driver's license or non-driver ID, tribal government ID, or long-term care certificate) at the polls, at an 2026 advance-voting site, or with an absentee ballot application. Because there is no registration there is no registration deadline and no pre-registration for 16- or 17-year-olds.

Yes, unless you are currently incarcerated for a felony conviction. The Secretary of State says a criminal record does not affect your right to vote in North Dakota: you can vote if you have been charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, have been charged with a felony but not convicted, have been convicted of a felony but are not incarcerated, or are on probation or parole. Because North Dakota has no voter registration, no restoration process is needed; once released you vote by showing an acceptable ID.

North Dakota law does not guarantee time off work to vote. North Dakota Century Code 16.1-01-02.1 states that it is the policy of the state to encourage voting by all eligible voters and that employers are encouraged to establish a program allowing an employee who is a qualified voter to be absent from work to vote when the employee's regular work schedule conflicts with the hours the polls are open. The statute encourages but does not require employers to grant this time, and it does not address pay.