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General Election, November 3, 2026

North Dakota certification and canvass

Each deadline is taken from the state's own statute or official guidance and links to it. Certification status changes only when the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file is on record.

Certification and canvass: North Dakota

Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

  • County canvass deadline: 2026-11-16. (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-15-17; § 16.1-15-25: official text) The statute: “On the thirteenth day following each election, the county canvassing board shall meet and ... shall proceed to open and publicly canvass the returns.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
  • State certification deadline: 2026-11-20 (latest permissible). (N.D.C.C. §§ 16.1-15-33, 16.1-15-35, 16.1-15-42: official text) The statute: “Not later than seventeen days next following a primary, general, or special election, the state canvassing board shall meet” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
  • Recount request deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “A demand for a recount must be made within three days after the canvass of the votes by the county canvassing board ... and by the state canvassing board” (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-16-01: official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
  • Election contest filing deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “within five days after final certification of a recount ... or within fourteen days after the final certification ... if no recount is to be conducted” (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-16-04: official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
  • Ballot receipt and cure deadlines: Civilian absentee: 2026-11-03 (close of polls); military-overseas: before canvass meeting 2026-11-16; signature cure: 2026-11-16. (N.D.C.C. §§ 16.1-07-09, 16.1-07-24, 16.1-07-13.1: official text) The statute: “A military-overseas ballot must be received by the appropriate election official before the canvassing board meeting.” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.

Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date. Every date shown is worked out from the statute quoted beside it. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states