16.1-07-20. Role of secretary of state

16.1-07-20. Role of secretary of state

1. The secretary of state is responsible for implementing sections 16.1-07-18 through

16.1-07-33 and the state's responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens

Absentee Voting Act [42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.].

2. The secretary of state shall make available to covered voters information regarding

procedures for casting military-overseas ballots.

3. The secretary of state shall establish an electronic transmission system through which

covered voters may apply for and receive documents and other information under

sections 16.1-07-18 through 16.1-07-33.

4. The secretary of state shall develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including

privacy and transmission envelopes and electronic equivalents, authentication

materials, and voting instructions, to be used with the military-overseas ballot of a

voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in this state and, to the extent reasonably

possible, shall do so in coordination with other states.

5. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content of a declaration for use by

a covered voter to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to the voter's

identity, eligibility to vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion

of an overseas-military ballot. The declaration must be based on the declaration

prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee ballot under the Uniformed and

Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act [103, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-2], as modified to be

consistent with sections 16.1-07-18 through 16.1-07-33. The secretary of state shall

ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration, including an indication of the

date of execution of the declaration, is a prominent part of all balloting materials for

which the declaration is required.