# N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-07-20: 16.1-07-20. Role of secretary of state > North Dakota · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T16.1_C16.1-07_S16.1-07-20 ## Section - **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-07-20 - **Heading:** 16.1-07-20. Role of secretary of state - **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** ND Code / Title 16.1 / Chapter 16.1-07 / Section 16.1-07-20 ## Text 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. ## Nearby sections - [N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-07-01 16.1-07-01. Absent voter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T16.1_C16.1-07_S16.1-07-01.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-07-02 16.1-07-02. Elector may vote before leaving - No voting in person upon return](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T16.1_C16.1-07_S16.1-07-02.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 16.1-07-03 16.1-07-03. 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