l9n/ North Dakota

2021 Regular Session, 2021–2022

House Bill 1253

Relating to election administration; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 16.1‑01‑01, sections 16.1‑01‑03, 16.1‑01‑05.1, 16.1‑01‑06, 16.1‑01‑07, and 16.1‑01‑08, subsection 5 of section 16.1‑01‑09, subsection 7 of section 16.1‑01‑09.1, sections 16.1‑01‑12, 16.1‑01‑16, 16.1‑01‑17, 16.1‑02‑01, 16.1‑02‑02, 16.1‑02‑05, 16.1‑02‑06, 16.1‑02‑07, 16.1‑02‑10, 16.1‑02‑11, and 16.1‑02‑13, subsection 2 of section 16.1‑05‑01, sections 16.1‑06‑04, 16.1‑06‑11, 16.1‑06‑12, 16.1‑06‑14, 16.1‑06‑17, 16.1‑06‑18, 16.1‑06‑19, 16.1‑06‑25, and 16.1‑06‑26, subsection 1 of section 16.1‑07‑05, sections 16.1‑07‑06, 16.1‑07‑07, 16.1‑07‑08, 16.1‑07‑09, and 16.1‑07‑10, subsection 1 of section 16.1‑07‑12.1, sections 16.1‑07‑15, 16.1‑08.1‑01, 16.1‑08.1‑03.1, 16.1‑10‑07, 16.1‑11‑05.1, 16.1‑11‑06, 16.1‑11‑10, 16.1‑11‑11, 16.1‑11‑12, 16.1‑11‑16, 16.1‑11‑18, 16.1‑11‑19, 16.1‑11‑20, 16.1‑11‑21, 16.1‑11‑22, 16.1‑11‑31, 16.1‑11‑32, 16.1‑11‑33, 16.1‑11‑35, 16.1‑11‑36, 16.1‑11‑37, 16.1‑11‑39, 16.1‑11.1‑03, 16.1‑11.1‑08, 16.1‑12‑01, 16.1‑12‑02.1, 16.1‑12‑03, 16.1‑12‑06, 16.1‑12‑07, 16.1‑12‑09, 16.1‑13‑05, 16.1‑13‑09, 16.1‑13‑10, 16.1‑13‑14, 16.1‑13‑17, 16.1‑13‑18, 16.1‑13‑19, 16.1‑13‑23, 16.1‑13‑25, 16.1‑13‑27, 16.1‑13‑28, 16.1‑13‑29, 16.1‑13‑30, and 16.1‑13‑31, subsection 1 of section 16.1‑15‑01, and sections 16.1‑15‑01.1, 16.1‑15‑02, 16.1‑15‑08, 16.1‑15‑09, 16.1‑15‑10, 16.1‑15‑13, 16.1‑15‑15, 16.1‑15‑19, 16.1‑15‑20, 16.1‑15‑21, 16.1‑15‑25, 16.1‑15‑30, 16.1‑15‑37, 16.1‑15‑42, 16.1‑15‑43, 16.1‑15‑45, 16.1‑15‑47, 16.1‑16‑01, 16.1‑16‑02, and 16.1‑16‑07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration; to repeal sections 16.1‑06‑10.1, 16.1‑07‑11, 16.1‑07‑13, and 16.1‑13‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration and the removal of obsolete language; and to provide a penalty.

Became law, signed May 20, 2021, 129 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, a new section to chapter 16.1-01, sections 16.1-07-13.1 and 16.1-12-10, and a new section to chapter 54-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration; to amend and reenact section 15.1-09-15, subsection 1 of section 16.1-01-01, section 16.1-01-03, subsection 5 of section 16.1-01-04.1, sections 16.1-01-05.1, 16.1-01-06, 16.1-01-07, and 16.1-01-08, subsection 5 of section 16.1-01-09, subsection 7 of section 16.1-01-09.1, sections 16.1-01-12, 16.1-01-16, and 16.1-01-17, the new section to chapter 16.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, as created by section 1 of House Bill No. 1256, as approved by the sixty-seventh legislative assembly, sections 16.1-02-01, 16.1-02-02, 16.1-02-05, 16.1-02-06, 16.1-02-07, 16.1-02-10, 16.1-02-11, and 16.1-02-13, subsection 2 of section 16.1-05-01, sections 16.1-06-02, 16.1-06-04, 16.1-06-11, 16.1-06-12, 16.1-06-14, 16.1-06-17, 16.1-06-18, 16.1-06-19, 16.1-06-25, and 16.1-06-26, subsection 1 of section 16.1-07-05, sections 16.1-07-06, 16.1-07-07, 16.1-07-08, 16.1-07-09, and 16.1-07-10, subsection 1 of section 16.1-07-12.1, sections 16.1-07-15, 16.1-08.1-01, 16.1-08.1-03.1, 16.1-10-07, 16.1-11-05.1, 16.1-11-06, 16.1-11-10, 16.1-11-11, 16.1-11-12, 16.1-11-16, 16.1-11-18, 16.1-11-19, 16.1-11-20, 16.1-11-21, 16.1-11-22, 16.1-11-31, 16.1-11-32, 16.1-11-33, 16.1-11-35, 16.1-11-36, 16.1-11-37, 16.1-11-39, 16.1-11.1-02, 16.1-11.1-03, 16.1-11.1-08, 16.1-12-01, 16.1-12-02.1, 16.1-12-03, 16.1-12-06, 16.1-12-07, 16.1-12-09, 16.1-13-05, 16.1-13-09, 16.1-13-14, 16.1-13-17, 16.1-13-18, 16.1-13-19, 16.1-13-23, 16.1-13-25, 16.1-13-27, 16.1-13-28, 16.1-13-29, 16.1-13-30, and 16.1-13-31, subsection 1 of section 16.1-15-01, and sections 16.1-15-01.1, 16.1-15-02, 16.1-15-08, 16.1-15-09, 16.1-15-10, 16.1-15-13, 16.1-15-15, 16.1-15-17, 16.1-15-19, 16.1-15-20, 16.1-15-21, 16.1-15-25, 16.1-15-30, 16.1-15-37, 16.1-15-42, 16.1-15-43, 16.1-15-45, 16.1-15-47, 16.1-16-01, 16.1-16-02, 16.1-16-04, 16.1-16-05, and 16.1-16-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration; to repeal sections 16.1-06-10.1, 16.1-07-11, 16.1-07-13, and 16.1-13-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to election administration and the removal of obsolete language; and to provide a penalty.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

Its course

January 11 to May 24, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action36 actions on 19 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Feb 2444 days

Government and Veterans AffairsJan 11 to Feb 2242 days

In the SenateFeb 24 to Apr 1449 days

Government and Veterans AffairsMar 3 to Apr 1240 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesApr 14 to Apr 2915 days

Waiting to be sentApr 29 to Apr 290 days

With the GovernorApr 29 to May 2021 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly or LegiScan recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Votes recorded by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 23

  • House of Representatives amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 23

  • House of Representatives amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 28

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 13

  • Senate amendmentPending

  • Senate amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 29

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 11 – Feb 24

  1. Introduced and sent to Government and Veterans Affairs
  2. Heard in Government and Veterans Affairs
  3. Government and Veterans Affairs recommended it as amended, 13 to 0
  4. Amended as the committee recommended
  5. Passed the House of Representatives, 93 to 1

In the Senate Mar 3 – Apr 14

  1. Arrived in the Senate
  2. Read a first time and sent to Government and Veterans Affairs
  3. Heard in Government and Veterans Affairs
  4. Heard in Government and Veterans Affairs
  5. Government and Veterans Affairs recommended it as amended, 7 to 0
  6. Amended as the committee recommended
  7. Passed the Senate, 43 to 4

Back in the House of Representatives Apr 14 – Apr 29

  1. Returned to the House of Representatives
  2. The House of Representatives refused the other chamber's changes
  3. Sent to a conference committee
  4. Sent to a conference committee
  5. The conference committee recommended amending it
  6. The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 91 to 0
  8. The conference committee recommended amending it
  9. The Senate rejected the conference committee's report
  10. Sent to a conference committee
  11. The conference committee recommended amending it
  12. The House of Representatives rejected the conference committee's report
  13. Sent to a conference committee
  14. The conference committee recommended amending it
  15. The House of Representatives adopted the conference committee's report
  16. Passed the House of Representatives, 87 to 0
  17. The conference committee recommended amending it
  18. The Senate adopted the conference committee's report
  19. Passed the Senate, 44 to 3
  20. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 29 – May 24

  1. Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the Governor
  4. Filed with the Secretary of State
All 36 actions, as published