{"status":"ok","citation_id":"deadline-nd-absentee-return-general-2026","kind":"deadline","title":"North Dakota absentee ballot county receipt deadline (close of polls), November 3, 2026","statement":"North Dakota absentee ballot county receipt deadline (close of polls): November 3, 2026. Official source: North Dakota Secretary of State. This record covers regular civilian voters using the mail method. Ordinary civilian absentee ballots must be received by the county by close of polls; a postmark alone is insufficient and ballots are not accepted at polling places. Military or overseas rules differ.","record_date":"2026-11-03","record_date_label":"Deadline date","official_source":{"label":"North Dakota Secretary of State","url":"https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections/voter/elections-currentpast"},"last_checked":"2026-10-29","last_checked_basis":"Official source and later court orders last reviewed by Power \u0026 Politics","permalink":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-nd-absentee-return-general-2026","votefiles_url":"https://powerandpolitics.co/midterms.php?state=ND#calendar","publisher":"Power \u0026 Politics","formats":{"ap":"Power \u0026 Politics, \"North Dakota absentee ballot county receipt deadline (close of polls), November 3, 2026,\" last checked Oct. 29, 2026, citing North Dakota Secretary of State, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-nd-absentee-return-general-2026","apa":"Power \u0026 Politics. (2026, October 29). North Dakota absentee ballot county receipt deadline (close of polls), November 3, 2026 [Election deadline record]. Retrieved October 30, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-nd-absentee-return-general-2026","chicago":"Power \u0026 Politics. \"North Dakota absentee ballot county receipt deadline (close of polls), November 3, 2026.\" Last modified October 29, 2026. Accessed October 30, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-nd-absentee-return-general-2026.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_deadline_nd_absentee_return_general_2026,\n  author       = {{Power \u0026 Politics}},\n  title        = {{North Dakota absentee ballot county receipt deadline (close of polls), November 3, 2026}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-nd-absentee-return-general-2026}},\n  note         = {Reference number deadline-nd-absentee-return-general-2026; official source: North Dakota Secretary of State, https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections/voter/elections-currentpast; last checked October 29, 2026; accessed October 30, 2026}\n}","link":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-nd-absentee-return-general-2026"}}