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Read. Follow. Verify.North Dakota requires random postelection audits for voting systems in every county
Last action · March 24, 2025: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20Sponsors: Kristin Roers and 5 others
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What This Bill Does
Senate Bill 2175 requires the Secretary of State to order a random of voting system programming in one precinct per county following each statewide primary, general, and special election, beginning between the sixth and eighth day after election day.
County election boards must manually review ballots from federal, state, legislative, and county contests to verify automated tabulating equipment accuracy before the meets.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
County Auditors
County auditors must appoint election boards, notice audit details, receive wrapped ballots from county recorders, and ensure audit results are submitted.
Secretary of State
The Secretary of State orders random postelection audits, may define audit procedures in writing, can request additional audits upon discrepancy discovery, and publishes final audit results.
Election Boards
Election boards must review ballots across federal, statewide, legislative, and county contests, prepare ballots for storage, and submit audit results.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 24, 2025Filed with Secretary Of State 03/20
- Mar 21, 2025SenateEnrolledSigned by Governor 03/19
- Mar 18, 2025SenateEnrolledSent to Governor
- Mar 18, 2025SenateSigned by President
- Mar 18, 2025HouseSigned by Speaker
- Mar 14, 2025SenateReturned to Senate
Show 10 earlier actions
- Mar 13, 2025HouseFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 87 nays 2
- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommitteeReported back, do pass, place on calendar 10 2 1
- Mar 6, 2025HouseCommitteeCommittee Hearing 01:30
- Feb 18, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Jan 29, 2025HouseReceived from Senate
- Jan 28, 2025SenateFloorSecond reading, passed, yeas 47 nays 0
- Jan 27, 2025SenateCommitteeAmendment adopted, placed on calendar
- Jan 24, 2025SenateCommitteeReported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 6 0 0
- Jan 23, 2025SenateCommitteeCommittee Hearing 10:30
- Jan 14, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, first reading, referred State and Local Government Committee
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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